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About Ichhpur Village

Ichhpur is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 238 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.4 hectares hectares.

Ichhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 47.4 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 238
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ichhpur compares

By the 2011 count Ichhpur is the 165th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 47.4 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ichhpur

Ichhpur 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 Ichhpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ichhpur from other places

Ichhpur 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 Ichhpur
Nearest railway station Ichhapur under 2 km
Nearest town Bārākpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km

Villages closest to Ichhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Ichhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhpur village had a population of 479. That makes it the 165th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Ichhpur village has 238 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Ichhpur covers 47.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ichhpur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ichhpur.

Ichhpur 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.

Ichhpur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Ichhapur is about under 2 km away. Bārākpur is about 3.8 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranchapur (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Jatarpur (2.4 km).

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

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