About Alkusha Village

Alkusha is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 356 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkusha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkusha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Jaipur
Pincode	723201
Area (hectares)	129.5 hectares
Population	694
Male Population	356
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alkusha compares

By the 2011 count Alkusha is the 67th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 129.5 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Alkusha

Alkusha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alkusha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alkusha from other places

Alkusha 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 Alkusha
Nearest railway station	Bandhdih	1.6 km
Nearest town	Chas	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaipur	30 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	40 km

Villages closest to Alkusha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkusha village had a population of 694. That makes it the 67th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Alkusha village has 356 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkusha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Alkusha is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkusha covers 129.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alkusha falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alkusha 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 5 - 10 km distance for Alkusha.

Alkusha 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.

Alkusha is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bandhdih is about 1.6 km away. Chas is about 8.8 km away. Jaipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.