Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Kurshakati No.1 Kurshakati No.1 is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,115 people in 202 households, the 68th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,115 people (2011) - 202 households - 36.2% literacy - 919 females per 1,000 males ## Kurshakati No.1 PIN code and other codes Kurshakati No.1 falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Gambaribill - Community development block Kachugaon - Census village code 279695 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kurshakati No.1 from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ) 35 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kurshakati No.1? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurshakati No.1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kurshakati No.1 known for? The main crops are rice, jute and mustard seed. About 75% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kurshakati No.1 Of every 100 households in Kurshakati No.1 in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kurshakati No.1 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 15% - Toilet within the home 4% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 75% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 54% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 9% 24% - Television 8% 12% - Mobile phone 37% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 24% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kurshakati No.1? ■ Kurshakati No.1 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 36.2% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 807 948 - Working population 31.9% 37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.5% for men and 33.7% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 225 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (9%) · ■ Household industry 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 88 (25%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gossaigaon - Simultapu P.G.R. 1,162 people - Bongaon F V 1,159 people - Pokalagi F.V. 1,123 people - Demdema F.V. 1,116 people - Burichatam No.1 1,102 people - Gossaigaon No.1 1,089 people - Jaraguri No.2 1,086 people - Kurshakati No.2 1,080 people All 303 villages in Gossaigaon ## Quick answers - How far is Kurshakati No.1 from Kokrajhar? 35 km by road - What is the population of Kurshakati No.1? 1,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurshakati No.1 in? Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kurshakati No.1? 36.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/kurshakati-no-1/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.