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About Ichhala Village

Ichhala is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 112 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 110.84 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 112
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Ichhala compares

By the 2011 count Ichhala is the 84th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 110.84 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ichhala

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

Ichhala lies about 35 km from Dehradun. 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 Ichhala
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 11 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Ichhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhala village had a population of 196. That makes it the 84th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Ichhala village has 112 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhala has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ichhala is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhala covers 110.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ichhala falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Ichhala notes the nearest railway station 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 Ichhala.

Ichhala is about 35 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichhala is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 11 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phatyou (under 2 km), Semaha (under 2 km) and Jusau Bhakrou (under 2 km).

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

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