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About Ichag Village

Ichag is a large village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,951, made up of 2,537 males and 2,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichag village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 375.9 hectares
Population 4,951
Male Population 2,537
Female Population 2,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ichag compares

By the 2011 count Ichag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 375.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Ichag

Ichag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ichag 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Guridi, Hepad, Hesatu and Hesla. 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 Ichag

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichag village had a population of 4,951. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Ichag village has 2,537 males and 2,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichag has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Ichag is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichag covers 375.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ichag falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ichag notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ichag.

Ichag is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ichag today is likely to be higher.

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