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About Ichharia Village

Ichharia is a large village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,158, made up of 1,602 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1011.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 1011.48 hectares
Population 3,158
Male Population 1,602
Female Population 1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ichharia compares

By the 2011 count Ichharia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 1011.48 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ichharia

Ichharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ichharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gram Pushkarini, Hamirhati, Harishchandrapur and Hikimband. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ichharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichharia village had a population of 3,158. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Ichharia village has 1,602 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichharia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ichharia is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichharia covers 1011.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ichharia falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ichharia 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 km distance for Ichharia.

Ichharia is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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