# Ichharia Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Ichharia

Ichharia is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,158 people in 745 households**, the 5th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 3,158people (2011)
- 745households
- 68.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichharia

Of every 100 households in Ichharia in 2011, 43 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ichharia · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**75%

Use banking services ****46%**

**53%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ichharia?

■ Ichharia · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**948

Working population ****45.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 480 (33%) · **■** Household industry 82 (6%) · **■** Other work 263 (18%) · **■** Marginal 362 (25%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Dhan Simla5,995 people
- Manush Mari3,694 people
- Kochdihi3,296 people
- Panchal3,266 people
- Radha Mohanpur3,049 people
- Pear Bera2,761 people
- Bondalhati2,758 people
- Ranga Matiya2,702 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichharia?3,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichharia in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichharia?68.6% (Census 2011)