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About Icha Ahar Village

Icha Ahar is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 126 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Icha Ahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Icha Ahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 540.19 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 126
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Icha Ahar compares

By the 2011 count Icha Ahar is the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 540.19 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Icha Ahar

Icha Ahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Icha Ahar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Icha Ahar from other places

Icha Ahar lies about 16 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 21 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 Icha Ahar
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 16 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 21 km

Villages closest to Icha Ahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lawalaung 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 Icha Ahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Icha Ahar village had a population of 248. That makes it the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Icha Ahar village has 126 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Icha Ahar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Icha Ahar is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Icha Ahar covers 540.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Icha Ahar falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Icha Ahar is Shivpur, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Icha Ahar.

Icha Ahar is about 16 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Icha Ahar is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Chatrā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baksi (2.9 km), Potam (3.1 km) and Banchatra (3.2 km).

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

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