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About Ichagutu Village

Ichagutu is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 110 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichagutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichagutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 110
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Ichagutu compares

By the 2011 count Ichagutu is the 133rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ichagutu

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

Ichagutu lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 33 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 Ichagutu
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 3.2 km
Nearest town Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 42 km

Villages closest to Ichagutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichagutu village had a population of 230. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Ichagutu village has 110 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichagutu has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Ichagutu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichagutu covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ichagutu falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ichagutu is Sonua, about 33 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 Ichagutu.

Ichagutu is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichagutu is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 3.2 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Sonua is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ihagutu (under 2 km), Bari (under 2 km) and Dombari (under 2 km).

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

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