Genealogy
One of the largest zamindaris in Bihar at Independence. Estate holders were....
- Raja AYODHYA PRASAD SINGH, 1st Zamindar of Kursela, he left his family's original zamindari of Barh-Rupas in Patna Districtm in 1881 and acquired 32,000 acres of land in Kursela, becoming a major landowner in the area, he was subsequently acknowledged as the Zamindar of Kursela; he married and had issue.
- Rai Bahadur Raghubansh Prasad Singh (qv)
- Raja Bahadur RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH, Zamindar of Kursela, born , he was granted the title of Raja Bahadur, which he later rejected in favour of Rai Bahadur. He was a great philanthropist, and administrator. He was the largest land donor in Vinobha Bhave's "Bhudan movement", wherein he donated 4,000 acres 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 "Kala Bhavan" in Purnea. He also had a love for life and living. He was one of the few people of the era to have a private aerodrome and planes; he married Rani Sampati Devi, and had issue. He died .
- Awadhesh Kumar Singh, MP, married to Rajkumari of Rajabazar Raj (Jaunpur) and had issue.
- Ashok Singh, married Rajkumari Nivedita Rana from Meqlekxigunj (Ranchi) and has issue, two daughters.
- Shailaja Singh
- Anandita singh
- Prakash Singh, married Bhagendra Singh (Nalini) of Narauli, and has issue, one son.
- Gaurav Singh
- Ashok Singh, married Rajkumari Nivedita Rana from Meqlekxigunj (Ranchi) and has issue, two daughters.
- Akhilesh Kumar Singh, married Sumitra Devi of Enai, and had issue, three sons and three daughters.
- Amresh Singh, married Kuwarani Abha Raje of Vijaigarh, and has issue, a son.
- Avinash Singh
- Sri Brajesh Kumar Singh, married to Smt. Neeta Singh, daughter of Sri Nagendra Singh of Beehat, and his wife, Smt. Rajkumari Vimla Devi (see Daiya), and has issue, two sons.
- Shiladitya Singh
- Divyaditya Singh
- Pankaj Singh, married Sanyogita Singh, and has issue, twins.
- Advaitya Singh
- Shambhavi Singh
- Madhavi Devi, married Ajay Kumar Shahi of Dumaria.
- Pratibha Devi, married Dr. Mritunjay Prasad Sinha of Shambhu Patti (Samastipur), Bihar; and has issue, two sons.
- Ripunjay Sinha, due to marry on 24th Jan 2007 to Rajkumari Radhika Shahi, daughter of Raja Ramanuj Pratap Singh of Deara Raj, and his wife, Rani Brijraj Kanwar.
- Abhishek Sinha
- Kunwarani Kanchana Singh, married 11th December 1982 in Patna, Kunwar Aditya Vikram Singh of Athadama, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Amresh Singh, married Kuwarani Abha Raje of Vijaigarh, and has issue, a son.
- Shri Dinesh Kumar Singh 1980/-, born in Kursela, Purnea, Bihar, MLC in Bihar since 1960, Cabinet Minister in Bihar Government 1968/1981, Ex Chairman Jute Board of India, a Licensed Pilot and an avid wild life enthusiast, married July 1948 in Summha Deorhi, Smt. Vibha Singh of Summha Deorhi, Darbhanga, Bihar, and has issue.
- Dr. Gautam Singh, married 14th February 1975, Smt. Sarala Rajya Laxmi Devi, born , eldest child of Col. Shri Jay Prakash Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and has issue, two sons.
- Yashwant Singh, born .
- Yashraj Singh, born N ovember 1977, graduated with a finance degree in 2002 from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, returned to India in 2005; married 1stly (div.) in 2006, Maharajkumari Vidita Singh, daughter of HH Maharana Sahib Manvendra Singhji of Barwani, and his wife, HH Maharani Renuka Devi; married 2ndly Jagoda Singh [Jagoda Agnieszka Buczak], daughter of Ryszard Buczak and Ewa Buczak of Poland and has issue.
- Prithviraj Singh, born .
- Harsh Singh, married Dr. Yasmin Wadia, and has issue, one son.
- Zorawar Wadiasingh, born , completed his M.S and Ph.D in Astrophysics from Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
- Udayan Singh married Rajkumari Shobha Raje of Ramnagar Dhameri Raj, and has issue.
- Devyani Singh
- Hanumant Singh
- Dr. Gautam Singh, married 14th February 1975, Smt. Sarala Rajya Laxmi Devi, born , eldest child of Col. Shri Jay Prakash Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal, and has issue, two sons.
- Awadhesh Kumar Singh, MP, married to Rajkumari of Rajabazar Raj (Jaunpur) and had issue.
