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About Ichhar Village

Ichhar is one of the larger villages in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,496, made up of 3,398 males and 3,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ichhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ichhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 585.58 hectares
Population 6,496
Male Population 3,398
Female Population 3,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ichhar compares

By the 2011 count Ichhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 585.58 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ichhar

Ichhar 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 Ichhar 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. The nearest villages by name are Gobindanagar Alias Kashiberia, Gosaidih Alias Tubkadih, Gurudi and Hadla. 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 Ichhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ichhar village had a population of 6,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Ichhar village has 3,398 males and 3,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ichhar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Ichhar is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ichhar covers 585.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ichhar falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ichhar notes the nearest railway station 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 Ichhar.

Ichhar is in Raghunathpur II 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 Ichhar today is likely to be higher.

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