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- LGD code
- 344703
- Pincode
- 721648
- Post office
- Byabattarhat
- Population
- 2,102
- Households
- 458
- Literacy rate
- 73%
- Sex ratio
- 906 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 808
Census 2011 · in context
How Ichhapur compares
By population, Ichhapur ranks #39 of 101 villages in Nanda Kumar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.0%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Ichhapur
- 73.0%
- Nanda Kumar mandal
- 75.3%
- Purba Medinipur district
- 77.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
906
−32 vs mandal average
- Ichhapur
- 906
- Nanda Kumar mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Ichhapur
- 4.6
- Nanda Kumar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ichhapur at a glance
Ichhapur is a village of 2,102 people in 458 households (Census 2011) in Nanda Kumar block, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 39th-largest of 101 villages in Nanda Kumar block. Literacy is 73%, 2 points below the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 906 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 721648, served by Byabattarhat post office; the LGD village code is 344703. The village votes in Tamluk assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hare Krishna Bera. The population is estimated at 2,478 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Byabattarhatpurba →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ichhapur · this village | 2,102 | 73% | — |
| Tikarampur · Nanda Kumar | 2,735 | 78% | — |
| Guria · Nanda Kumar | 2,181 | 78% | — |
| Mirpur · Nanda Kumar | 2,091 | 73% | — |
| Kolsar · Nanda Kumar | 2,026 | 78% | — |
| Kanchanpur · Nanda Kumar | 1,928 | 82% | — |
| Dakshin Srikrishnapur · Nanda Kumar | 1,735 | 83% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ichhapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 106.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 82
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ichhapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ichhapur
- LGD code
- 344703
- Pincode
- 721648
- Post office
- Byabattarhat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,102
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,478
- Households
- 458
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 906
- Literacy rate
- 73.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tamluk
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamluk
- Member of Parliament
- Abhijit Gangopadhyay
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hare Krishna Bera
- Block / Mandal
- Nanda Kumar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721648
- Uttar SonamulTamluk mandal4,711 pop
- Mayachar Or Bardyabiri CharMahisadal mandal4,361 pop
- Baramrit BereMahisadal mandal3,720 pop
- Dakshin NarikeldaNanda Kumar mandal3,270 pop
- PuyedaNanda Kumar mandal3,124 pop
- NaradariNanda Kumar mandal2,814 pop
- NimtoriTamluk mandal2,810 pop
- TikarampurNanda Kumar mandal2,735 pop
- GuriaNanda Kumar mandal2,181 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Ichhapur
Looking for a different Ichhapur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Ichhapur →
- IchhapurBurhanpur · Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh10,434 pop
- IchhapurHasnabad · North 24 Parganas, West Bengal7,872 pop
- IchhapurGaighata · North 24 Parganas, West Bengal5,999 pop
- IchhapurJharigan · Nabarangpur, Odisha5,680 pop
- IchhapurShyampur - I · Howrah, West Bengal3,120 pop
- IchhapurMahisadal · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal3,045 pop
- IchhapurJagatballavpur · Howrah, West Bengal2,954 pop
- IchhapurBastar · Bastar, Chhattisgarh2,915 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ichhapur
Other villages in Nanda Kumar mandal
View all 60+ →- Jalpai
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- Kunar Chak
- Sitalpur
- Khanchi
- Baich Berya
- Kalyanpur
- Shridharpur
- Bargoda
- Terapara Jalpai (P)
- Shyamsundarpur
- Chak Simulya
- Mahammadpur
- Raj Nagar
- Basdebpur
- Kumarara
- Madhabpur
- Bhabanipur
- Paramhansapur
- Dakshin Narikelda
- Puyeda
- Bar Baichberya
- Sandalpur
- Naradari
- Kalyan Chak
- Tikarampur
- Mandar Gachhya
- Naikundi
- Dakshin Damodarpur
- Rajarampur
- Hansgere
- Karak
- Thekuya Chak
- Namal
- Dihiguma
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)