Alkusha, Jaipur

Alkusha is a village located in the Jaipur Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jaipur block and comes under Joypur Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Alkusha is 761 out of which 390 are males and rest 371 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 951 females per 1000 males. There are around 83 teenagers in Alkusha. It has literacy rate of 65% which means around 494 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 226 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 128 households in Alkusha, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 408. The pincode of Alkusha is 723201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Garjaipur Sub Post office
• Barabendya Branch Post office
• Durma Branch Post office
• Hatimuri Branch Post office
• Pipratard Branch Post office

Schools

Alkusha has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Manipur S.V. High School.
• R.B.B. High ( High School) School
• Arsha High School (High School)
• Swami Shraddhananda Vidyapith
• Boram High School (High School)

Hospitals

Alkusha has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Srirampur Sub-Center
• Durma Sub-Center
• Chapaitarh Sub-Center
• Kadampur Sub-Center
• Joypur New Sub-Center

Banks

Alkusha has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Sidhi W B
• State Bank of India Baram
• State Bank of India Gor Joypur