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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bharat yadav
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- LGD code
- 348538
- Pincode
- 825404
- Post office
- Pratappur (Chatra)
- Population
- 233
- Households
- 45
- Literacy rate
- 27%
- Sex ratio
- 1138 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 122
- Distance to district centre
- 71 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 70 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 84 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 344 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hazaribag Town · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mahabir Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ichak compares
By population, Ichak ranks #52 of 78 villages in Kunda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
27.0%
−7.6% vs mandal average
- Ichak
- 27.0%
- Kunda mandal
- 34.6%
- Chatra district
- 48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,138
+192 vs mandal average
- Ichak
- 1,138
- Kunda mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Ichak
- 5.2
- Kunda mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ichak at a glance
Ichak is a village of 233 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Kunda block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 52nd-largest of 78 villages in Kunda block. Literacy is 27%, 8 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,138 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Chatra district centre, 34 km from Barkagaon, the nearest town, 15 km from Hazaribag Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825404, served by Pratappur (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348538. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mahabir Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Bharat yadav. The population is estimated at 275 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ichak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAWADIH
- Total area (ha)
- 178
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 70
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ichak
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Key facts — Ichak
- LGD code
- 348538
- Pincode
- 825404
- Post office
- Pratappur (Chatra)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 233
- Population (projected 2026)
- 275
- Households
- 45
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1138
- Literacy rate
- 27.0%
- Coordinates
- 24.08965°N, 85.42605°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bharat yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Kunda
Getting there
How to reach Ichak
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi84 kmcapital
- Kolkata344 km
- Delhi961 km
- Hyderabad1037 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHazaribag Town15 km
- Hospital / PHCMahabir Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankSBI VBU9 km
- Petrol pumpKargil Petrol Pump13 km
- CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY9 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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