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About Alkushia Village

Alkushia is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 280 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkushia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkushia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 32.81 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 280
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alkushia compares

By the 2011 count Alkushia is the 76th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 32.81 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Alkushia

Alkushia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alkushia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adbahara, Agaibani, Akhrasol and Amdai. 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 Alkushia

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkushia village had a population of 560. That makes it the 76th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Alkushia village has 280 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkushia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Alkushia is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkushia covers 32.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alkushia falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alkushia 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 km distance for Alkushia.

Alkushia is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Alkushia today is likely to be higher.

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