# Alkusha Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Alkusha

Alkusha is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,420 people in 306 households**, the 25th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,420people (2011)
- 306households
- 56.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alkusha

Of every 100 households in Alkusha in 2011, 47 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alkusha · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**62%

Tap water ****90%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**14%

Use banking services ****41%**

**64%

Television ****25%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**13%

Own their home ****88%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alkusha?

■ Alkusha · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**936

Working population ****33.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 45.7% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 345 (72%) · **■** Marginal 114 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Salanpur

- Ramdi1,712 people
- Jitpur1,532 people
- Miliakhola1,532 people
- Kalipathar1,513 people
- Bolkunda1,351 people
- Uttar Rampur1,331 people
- Dhanguri1,318 people
- Banbirdi1,312 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alkusha?1,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkusha in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alkusha?56.8% (Census 2011)