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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TAPAN KUMAR SARKAR
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- LGD code
- 317984
- Pincode
- 731214
- Post office
- Illambazar
- Population
- 2,867
- Households
- 636
- Literacy rate
- 66%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,049
Census 2011 · in context
How Ichhapur compares
By population, Ichhapur ranks #11 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.0%
+1.8% vs mandal average
- Ichhapur
- 66.0%
- Illambazar mandal
- 64.2%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
+20 vs mandal average
- Ichhapur
- 965
- Illambazar mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Ichhapur
- 4.5
- Illambazar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ichhapur at a glance
Ichhapur is a village of 2,867 people in 636 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 11th-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 66%, 2 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731214, served by Illambazar post office; the LGD village code is 317984. The sarpanch is TAPAN KUMAR SARKAR, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 3,380 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ichhapur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 551.98
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18
- 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
- 317984
- Pincode
- 731214
- Post office
- Illambazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,867
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,380
- Households
- 636
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 66.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandranath Sinha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TAPAN KUMAR SARKAR
- Block / Mandal
- Illambazar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731214
- Chaupahari JangalIllambazar mandal4,445 pop
- SahapurIllambazar mandal4,369 pop
- ShripurIllambazar mandal4,138 pop
- TinorIllambazar mandal3,660 pop
- DebipurIllambazar mandal3,537 pop
- Chhata ChakIllambazar mandal3,228 pop
- ShunmuniIllambazar mandal2,965 pop
- GoltikuriIllambazar mandal2,928 pop
- BhabanipurIllambazar mandal2,780 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)