# Ichhapur Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Ichhapur

Ichhapur is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,349 people in 514 households**, the 49th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 2,349people (2011)
- 514households
- 75.7%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhapur

Of every 100 households in Ichhapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ichhapur · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**54%

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

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**16%

Tap water ****72%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**48%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ichhapur?

■ Ichhapur · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**937

Working population ****44.4%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 67.4% for women. 67% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 642 (62%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 147 (14%) · **■** Marginal 88 (8%)

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 Chakdah

- Itapukuria2,447 people
- Noada Durgapur2,412 people
- Dhanicha2,395 people
- Char Jajira2,359 people
- Ghetu Gachhi2,230 people
- Parari2,228 people
- Sahispur2,222 people
- Nikhar Gachhi2,213 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhapur?2,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhapur in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhapur?75.7% (Census 2011)