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About Rajkusum Village

Rajkusum is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 889 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajkusum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajkusum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713148
Area (hectares) 461.75 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 889
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajkusum compares

By the 2011 count Rajkusum is the 20th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 461.75 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rajkusum

Rajkusum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajkusum as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Prayagpur, Radhamohanpur, Radhanagar and Raghunathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Rajkusum

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajkusum village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 20th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Rajkusum village has 889 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajkusum has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rajkusum is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajkusum covers 461.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajkusum falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rajkusum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rajkusum is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rajkusum today is likely to be higher.

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