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{{for|the town in Hardoi district|Kursath, Hardoi}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kursath
| native_name =
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| other_name = Kursat
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| settlement_type = [[Nagar panchayat]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Unnao district|Unnao]]
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'''Kursath''', also spelled '''Kursat''', is a town and [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Unnao district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=36-55, 525-44 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> It is watered by the [[Sai River (Uttar Pradesh)|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.<ref name="Gazetteer 1979">{{cite book |last1=Baghel |first1=Amar Singh |title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao |date=1979 |publisher=Government Press |location=Rampur |pages=260-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.2864 |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> The soil here is mostly [[loam]] and [[clay]], with a small amount of sand.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1903 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=192-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08713/page/212 |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> The main crops are wheat, barley, [[bejhar]], [[juwar]], [[Pearl millet|bajra]], paddy, maize, and [[sugarcane]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1979"/> Irrigation is provided mainly by canal.<ref name="Gazetteer 1979"/>

As of 2011, the population of Kursath is 6,770, in 1,044 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>
Major industries include the production of shoes and slippers, furniture, and [[zardozi]] work.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

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==
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.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The remains of their fort still exist at Kursath.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Supposedly the first Mughal emperor, [[Babur]], sent a [[subahdar]] named Quds-ud-Din to subjugate the Shahids.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> 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.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Some of the soldiers in Quds-ud-Din's army also received shares in the village lands: Quds-ud-Din got half, while the [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Sheikh]]s and [[Afghans|Afghan]]s each got a quarter.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Their descendants all kept these shares, with Quds-ud-Din's being the village's [[zamindar]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

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."<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The old canal of [[Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar]] crossed through the town lands on the north side, where they flowed into the Sai river.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Kursath had a lower primary school with 36 students and a market held once per week.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Its population in 1901 was 6,431, including 4,357 Hindus and 2,074 Muslims.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> It had grown significantly in the past half-century — the population had been 5,373 in 1869.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

The [[1961 Census of India|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.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=155, xviii-xviv of section "Safipur Tahsil", cxxiv, cxxvi-cxxvii |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1040/1/21887_1961_UNN.pdf |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> It was the largest village in the district at the time.<ref name="Gazetteer 1979"/> The village lands covered an area of 1,960 [[hectare]]s, of which 1,082 were cultivated.<ref name="Gazetteer 1979"/> 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.<ref name="Census 1961"/> It also had the following small industrial establishments: 3 [[grain mill]]s, 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 shop]]s, and 2 unclassified manufacturers and/or repairers.<ref name="Census 1961"/>

Kursath was first classified as a town for the [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]].<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Unnao |date=1982 |page=15, 348-51 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1294/1/28561_1981_UNN.pdf |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> At that time, its main items of manufacture were listed as rice and [[beedi]]es.<ref name="Census 1981"/>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = 2011 Census of India<ref name="Census 2011"/>
| 1981 | 4003
| 1991 | 4948
| 2001 | 5854
| 2011 | 6770
}}
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 of India|2011 census]], Kursath has a population of 6,770 people, in 1,044 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/> 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%).<ref name="Census 2011"/> 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.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Members of [[Scheduled Castes]] make up 7.78% of the town's population, while no members of [[Scheduled Tribes]] were recorded.<ref name="Census 2011"/> 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%).<ref name="Census 2011"/> The scheduled castes literacy rate is 46.1% (57.9% among men and boys, and 32.7% among women and girls).<ref name="Census 2011"/>

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.<ref name="Census 2011"/> 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.<ref name="Census 2011"/> 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.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

18.8% of Kursath residents live in [[slum]] conditions as of 2011.<ref name="Census 2011"/> There are 4 slum areas in Kursath: Bari West, Kasaita, Godiana, and Chamraudha (the largest).<ref name="Census 2011"/> These range in size from about 40 to 90 households and have between 3 and 8 [[tap water]] access points.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The number of [[flush toilet]]s installed in people's homes ranges from 10 in Bari West to 45 in Chamraudha.<ref name="Census 2011"/> All 4 areas are serviced by [[open sewer]]s.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Unnao district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Unnao district]]

{{Unnao-geo-stub}}

Kursath, Unnao - Revision history

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