Kursela


Kursela is a village situated in the bank of River Ganga and Kosi. It is a market and farming village of Katihar district.

Geography

It is located at an elevation of 25 m above MSL.

Location

Kursela is 4 miles north of the Bateshwar hills. National Highway 31 passes through Kursela. It is a station on the Barauni-Katihar section of East central Railway.

Origin of name and Mythological History

Kursela is a variant of Kuru-Shila, which translates as the hilly part of the region which once belonged to the king Kuru, the descendants of whom were called Kauravas and, in the Mahabharata, waged a war with the Pandavas, their cousins.

History

Kursela was a Zamindari under British India. R. B. Raghubansh Prasad Singh. He was a great philanthropist, and administrator. The Singhs were the largest land donor in Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement, wherein he donated of land. He sponsored the opening of two schools and a hospital in Kursela. He also donated many houses and land to the congress party including the "Kala Bhavan" in Purnea. Kursela is famous for it integrity among various religion