Kursath, also spelled Kursat, is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] It is watered by the Sai river, which flows about 1.5 km to the north, and the Bangarmau-Hasanganj road passes about 4 km to the south of the town.[2] The soil here is mostly loam and clay, with a small amount of sand.[3] The main crops are wheat, barley, bejhar, juwar, bajra, paddy, maize, and sugarcane.[2] Irrigation is provided mainly by canal.[2]
Kursath
Kursat | |
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  Kursath Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Kursath Kursath (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′10″N 80°24′35″E / 26.86944°N 80.40972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,770 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
As of 2011, the population of Kursath is 6,770, in 1,044 households.[1] Major industries include the production of shoes and slippers, furniture, and zardozi work.[1]
This town is situated in between island of ponds from three sides (west east and south); it is open from the north, but this side is also covered with a medium size canal dereveted from sharda canal at chuadhary khera pul.
History edit
The site of modern-day Kursath was originally occupied by a village called Khajuriya, which was ruled by a local tribe known as the Shahids.[3] The remains of their fort still exist at Kursath.[3] Supposedly the first Mughal emperor, Babur, sent a subahdar named Quds-ud-Din to subjugate the Shahids.[3] Quds-ud-Din was successful, and he razed the old village of Khajuriya, which he re-founded and named "Qudsat" after himself, hence the present name.[3] Some of the soldiers in Quds-ud-Din's army also received shares in the village lands: Quds-ud-Din got half, while the Sheikhs and Afghans each got a quarter.[3] Their descendants all kept these shares, with Quds-ud-Din's being the village's zamindars.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Kursath was described as follows: "The scenery is pleasant, the land level, the climate healthy, and the water mostly good; there is a little jungle towards the west."[3] The old canal of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar crossed through the town lands on the north side, where they flowed into the Sai river.[3] Kursath had a lower primary school with 36 students and a market held once per week.[3] Its population in 1901 was 6,431, including 4,357 Hindus and 2,074 Muslims.[3] It had grown significantly in the past half-century — the population had been 5,373 in 1869.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Kursath (as "Kursat") as comprising 29 hamlets, with a total population of 8,460 people (4,578 male and 3,882 female), in 1,532 households and 1,227 physical houses.[4] It was the largest village in the district at the time.[2] The village lands covered an area of 1,960 hectares, of which 1,082 were cultivated.[2] At that time, it held a market on Sundays and Wednesdays, specialising in grain, vegetables, and various everyday essentials; its average attendance was recorded as 2,300 people.[4] It also had the following small industrial establishments: 3 grain mills, 3 makers of edible fats and/or oils, 3 miscellaneous food processing facilities, 2 makers of cotton cloth by handloom, 7 makers of textiles, 12 makers of miscellaneous wooden products, 2 makers of shoes, 4 bicycle repair shops, and 2 unclassified manufacturers and/or repairers.[4]
Kursath was first classified as a town for the 1981 census.[5] At that time, its main items of manufacture were listed as rice and beedies.[5]
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,003 | — |
| 1991 | 4,948 | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 5,854 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 6,770 | +15.6% |
| Source: 2011 Census of India[1] | ||
As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Kursath had a population of 6,030. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kursath has an average literacy rate of 42%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 49%, and female literacy is 35%. In Kursath, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the 2011 census, Kursath has a population of 6,770 people, in 1,044 households.[1] The town's sex ratio is 957 females to every 1000 males; 3,459 of Kursath's residents are male (51.1%) and 3,311 are female (48.9%).[1] The 0-6 age group makes up about 16.7% of the town's population; among this group, the sex ratio is 982, which is the highest among towns in Unnao district.[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 7.78% of the town's population, while no members of Scheduled Tribes were recorded.[1] The town's literacy rate was 63.2% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (71.3%) than among women and girls (54.7%).[1] The scheduled castes literacy rate is 46.1% (57.9% among men and boys, and 32.7% among women and girls).[1]
In terms of employment, 21.8% of Kursath residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 9.1%, and the remaining 69.1% were non-workers.[1] Employment status varied heavily according to gender, with 50.2% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 10.7% of women.[1]
18.8% of Kursath residents live in slum conditions as of 2011.[1] There are 4 slum areas in Kursath: Bari West, Kasaita, Godiana, and Chamraudha (the largest).[1] These range in size from about 40 to 90 households and have between 3 and 8 tap water access points.[1] The number of flush toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 10 in Bari West to 45 in Chamraudha.[1] All 4 areas are serviced by open sewers.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 36–55, 525–44. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 260–1. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 192–3. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 155, xviii-xviv of section "Safipur Tahsil", cxxiv, cxxvi–cxxvii. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Unnao (PDF). 1982. p. 15, 348-51. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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