Census Town in West Bengal, India
| Ichhapur | |
|---|---|
| Census Town | |
  IchhapurLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West Bengal IchhapurIchhapur (India)Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′43″N 87°16′29″E / 23.611806°N 87.274611°E / 23.611806; 87.274611 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,795 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713363 |
| Telephone code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Ichhapur is a census town in the Faridpur Durgapur CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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ShyamsundarpurR
TilaboniR
PandabeswarR
LaudohaR
DurgapurMC
ECLSonpur Bazari
Area Office
ECL Jhanjhra Area Office
ECL BankolaArea Office
ECL Pandaveswar Area Office
ECL KendaArea Office
ParashkolCT
Chak BankolaCT
BilpahariCT
RamnagarCT
DalurbandCT
BaidyanathpurCT
MahalCT
KonardihiCT
NabgramCT
SankarpurCT
HaripurCT
ChhoraCT
BahulaCT
MandarbaniCT
BanagramCT
SirshaCT
NabaghanapurCT
SarpiCT
IchhapurCT
Kendra KhottamdiCT Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman districtMC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Ichhapur is located at 23°36′43″N 87°16′29″E / 23.611806°N 87.274611°E / 23.611806; 87.274611.
Banagram, Mandarbani, Sirsha, Nabaghanapur, Sarpi and Ichhapur form a series of census towns along the western border of Faridpur-Durgapur CD block.
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Ichhapur had a total population of 4,795 of which 2,483 (52%) were males and 2,312 (48%) were females. Population in the age range years was 484. The total number of literate persons in Ichhapur was 3,375 (78.29% of the population over 6 years).
*For language details see Faridpur Durgapur#Language and religion
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Ichhapur covered an area of 2.5324 km. Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, uncovered well, hand pump. It had 414 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary/ health center, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the important commodities it produced were paddy, wheat and rice.
Economy
As per the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Bankola Colliery, Khandra Colliery, Kumardih A Colliery, Kumardih B Colliery, Moira Colliery, Nakrakonda Colliery, Shankarpur Colliery, Shyamsundarpur Colliery and Tilaboni Colliery.
Education
Ichapur N.C. High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 13 computers, a library with 1,500 books and a playground.
Healthcare
There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Lowapur, PO Ichhapur.
References
- "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Faridpur Durgapur CD block, page 257. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Bankola Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "Ichhapur N.C. High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
