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About Ichawan Village

Ichawan is a large village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,109, made up of 1,061 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 2,109
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ichawan compares

By the 2011 count Ichawan is the 19th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Ichawan

Ichawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ichawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ichawan from other places

Ichawan lies about 111 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Dhanichha, about 19 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 Ichawan
Tehsil headquarters Chand 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhanichha 19 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 19 km
District headquarters Kaimur 111 km

Villages closest to Ichawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chand 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 Ichawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichawan village had a population of 2,109. That makes it the 19th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Ichawan village has 1,061 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichawan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Ichawan is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichawan covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ichawan falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ichawan is Dhanichha, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ichawan.

Ichawan is about 111 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichawan is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 5.4 km away. Dhanichha is about 19 km away. Bhabhua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauan (1.6 km), Kurhnu (1.6 km) and Lohdan (1.7 km).

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

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