About Alkusa Village

Alkusa is a large village in Chas tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,876, made up of 1,472 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 827013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkusa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Chas
Pincode	827013
Area (hectares)	427.4 hectares
Population	2,876
Male Population	1,472
Female Population	1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alkusa compares

By the 2011 count Alkusa is the 29th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 427.4 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Alkusa

Alkusa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alkusa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alkusa from other places

Alkusa lies about 9.5 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Alkusa
Nearest railway station	Bandhdih	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chas	8.8 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	9.5 km

Villages closest to Alkusa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chas tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Alkusa

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkusa village had a population of 2,876. That makes it the 29th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Alkusa village has 1,472 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkusa has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Alkusa is 827013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkusa covers 427.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alkusa falls under Chas tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alkusa is Bandhdih, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alkusa.

Alkusa is about 9.5 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkusa is in Chas tehsil of Bokaro district. Bandhdih is about 1.6 km away. Chas is about 8.8 km away. Bokaro is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.