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About Erekusum Village

Erekusum is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 132 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erekusum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erekusum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 107.99 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 132
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Erekusum compares

By the 2011 count Erekusum is the 88th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 107.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Erekusum

Erekusum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Erekusum 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Digha, Domsota, Dudhiapani and Dumarhir. 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 Erekusum

As per the Census of India 2011, Erekusum village had a population of 262. That makes it the 88th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Erekusum village has 132 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erekusum has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Erekusum is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erekusum covers 107.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erekusum falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Erekusum notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Erekusum.

Erekusum is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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 Erekusum today is likely to be higher.

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