# Ichhar Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Ichhar

Ichhar is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,496 people in 1,156 households**, the 2nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 6,496people (2011)
- 1,156households
- 71.6%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ichhar

Of every 100 households in Ichhar in 2011, 45 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ichhar · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**71%

Use banking services ****72%**

**55%

Television ****38%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Ichhar?

■ Ichhar · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**953

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 55.3% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (1%) · **■** Household industry 131 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,125 (51%) · **■** Marginal 747 (34%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Cheyama7,413 people
- Madhutati Alias Mautor3,931 people
- Gobindanagar alias Kashiberia3,650 people
- Barra3,302 people
- Nutandi3,275 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ichhar?6,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ichhar in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ichhar?71.6% (Census 2011)