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About Ichehama Village

Ichehama is a mid sized village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 641 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichehama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichehama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 641
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ichehama compares

By the 2011 count Ichehama is the 18th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 968.

Getting to Ichehama

Ichehama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ichehama as Available within village. 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 Ichehama from other places

Ichehama lies about 15 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 9.9 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 Ichehama
Tehsil headquarters Khag 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 9.9 km
Nearest town Soyībug 14 km
District headquarters Badgam 15 km

Villages closest to Ichehama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichehama village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 18th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Ichehama village has 641 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichehama has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Ichehama is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichehama covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ichehama falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ichehama is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 9.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ichehama.

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

Ichehama is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about 6.3 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 9.9 km away. Soyībug 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 Iskineder Pora (under 2 km), Bunagund (1.6 km) and Hardu Surash (1.6 km).

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

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