# Ichhapur Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Ichhapur

Ichhapur is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,045 people in 661 households**, the 28th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 3,045people (2011)
- 661households
- 85.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhapur

Of every 100 households in Ichhapur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ichhapur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Ichhapur?

■ Ichhapur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**948

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.7% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (9%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 163 (17%) · **■** Marginal 623 (65%)

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 Mahisadal

- Machhlandapur3,374 people
- Jagatpur3,320 people
- Bhanga Gara3,295 people
- Madhya Hingli3,261 people
- Gopalpur3,018 people
- Kanchanpur Jalpai2,890 people
- Kismatnai Kundi2,686 people
- Terapara Jalpai2,618 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhapur?3,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhapur?85.3% (Census 2011)