# Ichag Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Ichag

Ichag is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,951 people in 1,011 households**, the 2nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 4,951people (2011)
- 1,011households
- 65.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichag

Of every 100 households in Ichag in 2011, 21 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ichag · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ichag?

■ Ichag · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**946

Working population ****38.3%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 413 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (4%) · **■** Household industry 221 (12%) · **■** Other work 190 (10%) · **■** Marginal 994 (52%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Tulin9,844 people
- Jargo4,083 people
- Ilu3,131 people
- Masina2,724 people
- Kalma2,536 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichag?4,951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichag in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichag?65.9% (Census 2011)