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About Ichhapura Village

Ichhapura is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,490, made up of 1,245 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichhapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhapura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712512
Area (hectares) 421.24 hectares
Population 2,490
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ichhapura compares

By the 2011 count Ichhapura is the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 421.24 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ichhapura

Ichhapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ichhapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ichhapura from other places

Ichhapura lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ichhapur, about under 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 Ichhapura
Nearest railway station Ichhapur under 2 km
Nearest town Bārākpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 9.9 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km

Villages closest to Ichhapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhapura village had a population of 2,490. That makes it the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Ichhapura village has 1,245 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhapura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ichhapura is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhapura covers 421.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ichhapura falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ichhapura is Ichhapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ichhapura.

Ichhapura is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichhapura is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Ichhapur is about under 2 km away. Bārākpur is about 3.8 km away. Balagarh is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (under 2 km), Raninagar (under 2 km) and Telini Para (4.3 km).

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

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