Village · Golokganj, Kokrajhar # Kurshakati Kurshakati is a village in Golokganj sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 3,008 people in 622 households, the 3rd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 3,008 people (2011) - 622 households - 51.6% literacy - 974 females per 1,000 males ## Kurshakati PIN code and other codes Kurshakati falls in Golokganj sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Community development block Rupsi - Census village code 280404 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kurshakati from nearby towns? - Golokganj Of Dhubri District (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ) 61 km by road - Gauripur (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kurshakati? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurshakati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Madhyapatla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhubri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gauripur - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kurshakati known for? The main crops are paddy, jute and mustard seed. About 65% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kurshakati Of every 100 households in Kurshakati in 2011, 11 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurshakati · ■ Golokganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 11% 13% - Toilet within the home 23% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 88% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 77% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 32% 27% - Television 8% 8% - Mobile phone 23% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 27% 36% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kurshakati? ■ Kurshakati · ■ Golokganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.6% 63.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 937 - Working population 29.4% 32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 45.4% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 346 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 264 (30%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 115 (13%) · ■ Marginal 157 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Golokganj - Rupshi Pt.-I 4,019 people - Joldoba Pt.-II 3,111 people - Joldoba Pt.-I 2,052 people - Dukhisukhi Pt.-I 1,520 people - Postibari 1,360 people - Molandubi 907 people All 45 villages in Golokganj ## Quick answers - How far is Kurshakati from Kokrajhar? 61 km by road - What is the population of Kurshakati? 3,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurshakati in? Kokrajhar district (Golokganj sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kurshakati? 51.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/golokganj/kurshakati/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.