# Alkusha Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Alkusha

Alkusha is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 117 households**, the 70th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 694people (2011)
- 117households
- 73.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alkusha

Of every 100 households in Alkusha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alkusha · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**49%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**937

Working population ****53.6%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 56.5% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 349 (94%)

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 Jaipur

- Talmu753 people
- Balibhasa743 people
- Dhabani729 people
- Dhumadi729 people
- Mirdi691 people
- Durama686 people
- Beltanr659 people
- Chitahi659 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alkusha?694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkusha in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alkusha?73.8% (Census 2011)