# Ichalo Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Ichalo

Ichalo is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,539 people in 941 households**, the 9th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 4,539people (2011)
- 941households
- 39.0%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Ichalo PIN code and other codes

Ichalo falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatIchalo
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224116

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ichalo from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ichalo?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ichalo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purinia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ichalo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ichalo

Of every 100 households in Ichalo in 2011, 22 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ichalo · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ichalo?

■ Ichalo · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.0%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**975

Working population ****31.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.3% for men and 30.8% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 475 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dagarua

- Dubaili5,308 people
- Gandbas5,207 people
- Bishunpur4,972 people
- Thathauli4,955 people
- Buari4,537 people
- Adhkaili4,357 people
- Tamaut4,205 people
- Mathaur4,203 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ichalo from Purnia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Ichalo?4,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichalo in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ichalo?39.0% (Census 2011)