Barangay Pinagkurusan

Situated in Alitagtag, Batangas, Barangay Pinagkurusan is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Pinagkurusan had a population of 1,148. This made it the 12th largest of 19 barangays in Alitagtag by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pinagkurusan accounted for approximately 4.28% of the total population of Alitagtag, which stood at 26,819 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,433 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,148 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -19.9%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Pinagkurusan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alitagtag is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pinagkurusan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pinagkurusan ranks 821st by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.