About Kursil Village

Kursil is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 266 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kursil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kursil village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249141
Area (hectares)	132.51 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	266
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kursil compares

By the 2011 count Kursil is the 30th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 132.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kursil

Kursil is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kursil as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kursil from other places

Kursil lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kursil
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	4.2 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	22 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	51 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	66 km

Villages closest to Kursil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarhi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kursil

As per the Census of India 2011, Kursil village had a population of 527. That makes it the 30th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kursil village has 266 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kursil has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kursil is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kursil covers 132.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kursil falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kursil is Dehradun, about 66 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kursil.

Kursil is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kursil is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 4.2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.