# Erekusum Village, Neturia, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Neturia, Puruliya 

# Erekusum

Erekusum is a village in Neturia sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 49 households**, the 89th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 262people (2011)
- 49households
- 52.6%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erekusum

Of every 100 households in Erekusum in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Erekusum · ■ Neturia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**66%

Use banking services ****59%**

**57%

Television ****12%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****18%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Erekusum?

■ Erekusum · ■ Neturia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**967

Working population ****50.0%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 40.2% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 55 (42%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 Neturia

- Bhiringi305 people
- Paharpur301 people
- Nutandi299 people
- Bagraybari296 people
- Balarampur253 people
- Lakshanpur226 people
- Hari Raydi Alias Birbaldi217 people
- Harmadi205 people

[All 123 villages in Neturia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/neturia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erekusum?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erekusum in?Puruliya district (Neturia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erekusum?52.6% (Census 2011)