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

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Village · Chapra, Nadia 

# Ichhapur

Ichhapur is a village in Chapra sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,423 people in 542 households**, the 49th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,423people (2011)
- 542households
- 75.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhapur

Of every 100 households in Ichhapur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ichhapur · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**34%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**964

Working population ****32.6%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 71.6% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (52%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (11%) · **■** Marginal 83 (11%)

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 Chapra

- Gatra2,573 people
- Uttar Rangiarpota2,554 people
- Katgara2,487 people
- Panch Pota2,469 people
- Mahakala2,327 people
- Maidanpur2,207 people
- Tengra2,202 people
- Jidha2,140 people

[All 83 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhapur?2,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhapur in?Nadia district (Chapra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhapur?75.2% (Census 2011)