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About Ichhapur Village

Ichhapur is one of the larger villages in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,999, made up of 3,090 males and 2,909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743252
Area (hectares) 375.95 hectares
Population 5,999
Male Population 3,090
Female Population 2,909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ichhapur compares

By the 2011 count Ichhapur is the 6th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 375.95 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ichhapur

Ichhapur 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 Ichhapur 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 Ichhapur from other places

Ichhapur lies about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 3.6 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 Ichhapur
Nearest railway station Guma 3.6 km
Nearest town Hābra 7.6 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 21 km

Villages closest to Ichhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhapur village had a population of 5,999. That makes it the 6th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Ichhapur village has 3,090 males and 2,909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhapur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ichhapur is 743252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhapur covers 375.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ichhapur falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ichhapur is Guma, about 3.6 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 Ichhapur.

Ichhapur is about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ichhapur is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about 3.6 km away. Hābra is about 7.6 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadabpur (under 2 km), Gopalpur (4.8 km) and Dogachhia (5.5 km).

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

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