About Ikarchala Village

Ikarchala is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,122 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ikarchala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikarchala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	89.43 hectares
Population	2,179
Male Population	1,122
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 Ikarchala compares

By the 2011 count Ikarchala is the 49th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 89.43 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ikarchala

Ikarchala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ikarchala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ikarchala from other places

Ikarchala lies about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 2.7 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 Ikarchala
Nearest railway station	Gaisal	2.7 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	31 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	31 km

Villages closest to Ikarchala

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

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Common questions about Ikarchala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikarchala village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 49th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Ikarchala village has 1,122 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikarchala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ikarchala is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ikarchala covers 89.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ikarchala falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ikarchala is Gaisal, about 2.7 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 village for Ikarchala.

Ikarchala is about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikarchala is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 2.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 14 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.