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About Ichhewal Village

Ichhewal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 615 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 615
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ichhewal compares

By the 2011 count Ichhewal is the 65th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Ichhewal

Ichhewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ichhewal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ichhewal from other places

Ichhewal lies about 16 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 2.5 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 Ichhewal
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 7.3 km
Nearest town Nābha 7.3 km
District headquarters Patiala 16 km

Villages closest to Ichhewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhewal village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 65th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ichhewal village has 615 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhewal has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Ichhewal is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhewal covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ichhewal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ichhewal is Kalhemajra, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ichhewal.

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

Ichhewal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kalhemajra is about 2.5 km away. Nabha is about 7.3 km away. Nābha is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalauda (under 2 km), Sangatpura (under 2 km) and Ramgarh Chhanna (1.8 km).

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

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