# Ichhapura Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Ichhapura

Ichhapura is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,490 people in 614 households**, the 20th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,490people (2011)
- 614households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhapura

Of every 100 households in Ichhapura in 2011, 27 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ichhapura · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****30%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Ichhapura?

■ Ichhapura · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**948

Working population ****42.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 63.0% for women. 67% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (48%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (16%) · **■** Marginal 168 (16%)

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 Balagarh

- Sultanpur3,133 people
- Kamalpur2,962 people
- Ektarpur2,914 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Balagarh2,365 people
- Dhak Chhara2,317 people
- Bankipur2,285 people
- Masara2,268 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhapura?2,490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhapura in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhapura?69.1% (Census 2011)