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About Ichhapur Village

Ichhapur is a large village in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,432 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743704, 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 Habra I
Pincode 743704
Area (hectares) 153.26 hectares
Population 2,697
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ichhapur compares

By the 2011 count Ichhapur is the 27th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 153.26 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ichhapur

Ichhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ichhapur 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 5 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Habra I 17 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Ichhapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habra I 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 2,697. That makes it the 27th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Ichhapur village has 1,432 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhapur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ichhapur is 743704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhapur covers 153.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ichhapur falls under Habra I 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 - 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 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 Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about 3.6 km away. Hābra is about 7.6 km away. Habra I 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 Maligram (under 2 km), Dakshin Sarai (1.7 km) and Lakshmipul (2.9 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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