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About Ichak Village

Ichak is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 270 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1352 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 270
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ichak compares

By the 2011 count Ichak is the 26th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 1352 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ichak

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

Ichak lies about 24 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 26 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 Ichak
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 5.9 km
District headquarters Latehar 24 km
Nearest town Lātehār 24 km
Nearest railway station Bendi 26 km

Villages closest to Ichak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichak village had a population of 516. That makes it the 26th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Ichak village has 270 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichak has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ichak is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichak covers 1352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ichak falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ichak is Bendi, about 26 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 village for Ichak.

Ichak is about 24 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichak is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 5.9 km away. Latehar is about 24 km away. Lātehār is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuku (2.9 km), Ud (3.5 km) and Khapia (3.8 km).

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

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