# Kursail Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Kursail

Kursail is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,278 people in 1,473 households**, the 7th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 8,278people (2011)
- 1,473households
- 56.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Kursail PIN code and other codes

Kursail falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKursail
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222170

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kursail from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)21 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kursail?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kursail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kursail known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kursail

Of every 100 households in Kursail in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kursail · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kursail?

■ Kursail · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**961

Working population ****29.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 46.9% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 400 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 884 (36%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 136 (6%) · **■** Marginal 995 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Chakai11,525 people
- Bhansia11,119 people
- Taran10,739 people
- Mahalgaon9,038 people
- Duba8,029 people
- Bagdahara7,592 people
- Bara Istamrar7,379 people
- Masuria6,289 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kursail from Araria?21 km by road
- What is the population of Kursail?8,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kursail in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kursail?56.9% (Census 2011)