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About Ichari Village

Ichari is a large village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,835, made up of 2,019 males and 1,816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Garhani
Pincode 802203
Area (hectares) 702 hectares
Population 3,835
Male Population 2,019
Female Population 1,816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ichari compares

By the 2011 count Ichari is the 6th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 702 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ichari

Ichari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ichari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ichari from other places

Ichari lies about 29 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ichari
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 6.0 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhani 29 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 29 km

Villages closest to Ichari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ichari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichari village had a population of 3,835. That makes it the 6th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Ichari village has 2,019 males and 1,816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichari has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Ichari is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichari covers 702 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ichari falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ichari is Pawakhali, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ichari.

Ichari is about 29 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichari is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Pawakhali is about 6.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Garhani is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathar (18 km), Gaura (19 km) and Sihar (23 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ichari today is likely to be higher.

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