# Ichhapur Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Ichhapur

Ichhapur is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,867 people in 636 households**, the 11th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,867people (2011)
- 636households
- 76.5%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhapur

Of every 100 households in Ichhapur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ichhapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**68%

Tap water ****97%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****40%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Ichhapur?

■ Ichhapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**947

Working population ****36.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (18%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 215 (20%) · **■** Marginal 473 (45%)

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 Illambazar

- Chhata Chak3,228 people
- Batikor3,086 people
- Shunmuni2,965 people
- Goltikuri2,928 people
- Bhabanipur2,780 people
- Mangaldihi2,668 people
- Naoga2,617 people
- Bharatpur2,595 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhapur?2,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhapur in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhapur?76.5% (Census 2011)