Kurrah

The Tajpur kurrah village was founded by Zamindar Usman khan a son of Narhar Khan founder of kamsar pathans and founder of Dildarnagar kamsar. Before Usman established this village his father Narhar Khan lived at a place in village name as Kamesardih. According to the old records of village it is said the village would be founded in late 1500 ADs. Later one of Usman's descedent shifted to Bihar and established Akhini village in Bihar state of India. On the banks of Karmanasa river.[3]

The village is situated at the banks of durgavati and karamnasa river and have good crop producing soil.

A view of Karmanasa River during early Summers.

The Karamanasa river passes 3.2 kilometer from the village. The total area of the village is 1112 acres out of which the total crop production area of the village is 1000 acres. A variety of crops grow in Purvanchal and Bihar. The village has tractors, harvester and balers. According to 2019 the total number of tractors in village was 45 and the total number of harvesters in the village was 6, and balers were 3. The village have three mosques and two temples. The village also have one play ground. Fish rearing is done on a large scale in the village. There are 20 ponds in village which cover more than 25 acres of land. The village also have one Eidgah. The village is also kniwn as the village of Coconuts because during British era Coconut farming was don in the village on a larhe scale. More than 5000 trees of Coconuts were planted in the village during 1880s.

Coconut trees in Tajpur Kurrah village. .

As of 2011 census, the main population of the village lives in an area of 111 acres with the total number of 976 house holds.[4]

• Khan Shein Kunwar, writter