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About Ichoi Village

Ichoi is a large village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,419, made up of 1,270 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares.

Ichoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichoi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 2,419
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ichoi compares

By the 2011 count Ichoi is the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Ichoi

Ichoi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ichoi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ichoi from other places

Ichoi lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about under 2 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 Ichoi
Nearest railway station Tankuppa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 2.0 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Ichoi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Ichoi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichoi village had a population of 2,419. That makes it the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Ichoi village has 1,270 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichoi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Ichoi covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ichoi falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ichoi is Tankuppa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ichoi is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichoi is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about under 2 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 2.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baja Bigha (under 2 km), Kaji Bigha (under 2 km) and Banki Chak (under 2 km).

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

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