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About Alkusa Village

Alkusa is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 562 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkusa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 185.43 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 562
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alkusa compares

By the 2011 count Alkusa is the 58th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 185.43 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Alkusa

Alkusa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alkusa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 40 km from Puruliya, 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
Nearest town Chas 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 32 km
District headquarters Puruliya 40 km

Villages closest to Alkusa

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

Common questions about Alkusa

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkusa village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 58th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Alkusa village has 562 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkusa has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Alkusa is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkusa covers 185.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alkusa falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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 km distance.

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

Alkusa is about 40 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkusa is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Bandhdih is about 1.6 km away. Chas is about 8.8 km away. Para is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardiha (4.4 km), Mahuda (7.0 km) and Palaskura (11 km).

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

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