Kursela
Kursela is a village situated in the bank of Trimohini Sangam . 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 (6 km) 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