# Ikarchala Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Ikarchala

Ikarchala is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,179 people in 399 households**, the 49th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 2,179people (2011)
- 399households
- 44.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ikarchala

Of every 100 households in Ikarchala in 2011, 32 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ikarchala · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**37%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ikarchala?

■ Ikarchala · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**950

Working population ****27.8%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 35.9% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 195 (32%) · **■** Marginal 65 (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 Goalpokhar - I

- Tilan2,317 people
- Pachra2,314 people
- Chunihar2,303 people
- Bhagabanpur2,254 people
- Singhadah2,156 people
- Goagaon2,150 people
- Singhanath Kalan2,140 people
- Balichaur2,094 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ikarchala?2,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ikarchala in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ikarchala?44.1% (Census 2011)