Alkusa is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal. It has a population of 1,069 across 198 households, with a literacy rate of 62.2%.
By population, Alkusa ranks #60 of 132 villages in Para mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alkusa is a village of 1,069 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 60th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 62%, 7 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Purulia district centre, 56 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 2 km from Rukni Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723145, served by Santaldih post office; the LGD village code is 330083. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation, 5 km away. The sarpanch is NASIBA PARWEEN, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 1,196 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkusa · this village | 1,069 | 62% | — |
| Alkusa · Chas | 2,876 | 49% | 0 km N |
| Alkusa · Sarath | 375 | 53% | 0 km N |
| Dhulabad · Para | 1,448 | 59% | 1 km N |
| Chautala · Para | 362 | 57% | 1.5 km S |
| Kashiberia · Para | 861 | 53% | 1.5 km NW |
| Khaira Chak · Raghunathpur - II | 47 | 79% | 1.8 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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