# Ikarchala Village, Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar 

# Ikarchala

Ikarchala is a village in Cooch Behar - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,702 people in 675 households**, the 28th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 2,702people (2011)
- 675households
- 80.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ikarchala

Of every 100 households in Ikarchala in 2011, 37 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ikarchala · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**30%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**35%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Ikarchala?

■ Ikarchala · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**966

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 261 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (39%) · **■** Household industry 48 (5%) · **■** Other work 281 (26%) · **■** Marginal 61 (6%)

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 Cooch Behar - II

- Chandan Chowra3,366 people
- Sukhdhanerkuthi3,123 people
- Maranadir Kuthi3,074 people
- Chapaguri2,882 people
- Bhatlaguri2,685 people
- Banchukumari2,670 people
- Dharma Barerkuthi2,646 people
- Putimari Baksibas2,638 people

[All 111 villages in Cooch Behar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ikarchala?2,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ikarchala in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ikarchala?80.1% (Census 2011)