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About Ichhanagar Village

Ichhanagar is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 348 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhanagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 348
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Ichhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Ichhanagar is the 89th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Ichhanagar

Ichhanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ichhanagar 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 Ichhanagar from other places

Ichhanagar lies about 30 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 6.2 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 Ichhanagar
Nearest railway station Chatra 6.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 30 km

Villages closest to Ichhanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhanagar village had a population of 727. That makes it the 89th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Ichhanagar village has 348 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhanagar has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Ichhanagar is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhanagar covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ichhanagar falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ichhanagar is Chatra, about 6.2 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 Ichhanagar.

Ichhanagar is about 30 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichhanagar is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 6.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.9 km away. Maheshpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gara Mara (under 2 km), Kadamdanga (under 2 km) and Bahapur (under 2 km).

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

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