Erekusum observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Temples near Erekusum
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Erekusum is a village in Neturia mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 262 across 49 households. The village has a literacy rate of 42.4%.
By population, Erekusum ranks #89 of 123 villages in Neturia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Erekusum is a village of 262 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Neturia block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 89th-largest of 123 villages in Neturia block. Literacy is 42%, 12 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Purulia district centre, 44 km from Barra, the nearest town, 2 km from Muradi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723121, served by Adra post office; the LGD village code is 330477. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harmadih Rural Hospital, 1 km away. The sarpanch is SHYAMALI BAURI, and the village votes in Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agnimitra Paul. The population is estimated at 293 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Janardandih →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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