# Ichhapur Village, Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Ichhapur

Ichhapur is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,102 people in 458 households**, the 39th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,102people (2011)
- 458households
- 84.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhapur

Of every 100 households in Ichhapur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ichhapur · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**89%

Use banking services ****17%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**940

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (11%) · **■** Household industry 60 (7%) · **■** Other work 286 (35%) · **■** Marginal 222 (27%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Namal2,298 people
- Dihiguma2,263 people
- Dhanya Ghar2,258 people
- Guria2,181 people
- Mirpur2,091 people
- Babalpur2,034 people
- Kolsar2,026 people
- Bakhrabad2,001 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhapur?2,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhapur?84.1% (Census 2011)