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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
panch wardno
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- LGD code
- 249669
- Pincode
- 821106
- Post office
- Hatta (Kaimur (Bhabua))
- Population
- 2,109
- Households
- 276
- Literacy rate
- 47.5%
- Sex ratio
- 988 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 814
Census 2011 · in context
How Ichawan compares
By population, Ichawan ranks #19 of 140 villages in Chand mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.5%
−7.5% vs mandal average
- Ichawan
- 47.5%
- Chand mandal
- 55.0%
- Kaimur (Bhabua) district
- 56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
+67 vs mandal average
- Ichawan
- 988
- Chand mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
7.6
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Ichawan
- 7.6
- Chand mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ichawan at a glance
Ichawan is a village of 2,109 people in 276 households (Census 2011) in Chand block, Kaimur (Bhabua) district, Bihar, the 19th-largest of 140 villages in Chand block. Literacy is 48%, 8 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821106, served by Hatta (Kaimur (Bhabua)) post office; the LGD village code is 249669. The sarpanch is panch wardno, and the village votes in Phulwari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Rajak. The population is estimated at 2,487 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ichawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHABUA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Lohdan
- Total area (ha)
- 277
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 220.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ichawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ichawan
- LGD code
- 249669
- Pincode
- 821106
- Post office
- Hatta (Kaimur (Bhabua))
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,109
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,487
- Households
- 276
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 988
- Literacy rate
- 47.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulwari
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shyam Rajak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- panch wardno
- Block / Mandal
- Chand
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Arnish Homeopathic Clinic (5.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (4.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt (3.6 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)