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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br /> [[File:Kursela Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Kursela Railway Station]]<br /> Kursela is a village situated in the bank of River Ganga and Kosi . It is a market and farming village of Katihar district.<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> It is located at an elevation of 25 m above MSL.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Kursela.html Map and weather of Kursela&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ==Location==<br /> Kursela is 4 miles (6&amp;nbsp;km) north of the [[Bateshwar hills]]. [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]] passes through Kursela. It is a station on the [[Barauni-Katihar section]] of [[Northeast Frontier Railway Zone (India)|East central Railway]].<br /> <br /> ==Origin of name and Mythological History==<br /> Kursela is a variant of &#039;&#039;Kuru-Shila&#039;&#039;, which translates as the hilly part of the region which once belonged to the king Kuru, the descendants of whom were called [[Kaurava]]s and, in the [[Mahabharata]], waged a war with the [[Pandavas]], their cousins.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Kursela was a [[Zamindar]]i under [[British Raj|British India]]. R. B. Raghubansh Prasad Singh. He was a great philanthropist, and administrator. The Singhs were the largest land donor in [[Vinoba Bhave]]&#039;s [[Bhoodan movement]], wherein he donated {{convert|6000|acre|km2}} 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 &quot;Kala Bhavan&quot; in Purnea. Kursela is famous for it integrity among various religion<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kursela-72181.htm About Kursela]<br /> * [http://www.maplandia.com/india/bihar/katihar/kursela/ Satellite map of Kursela]<br /> *[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/kursela.html][[Category:Cities and towns in Katihar district]]<br /> *[http://bihardarpan2013.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/rajput-princely-states-zamindari.html]<br /> <br /> {{Bihar-geo-stub}}</div>

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