Ichagarh

Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Ichagarh
Village
Ichagarh Rajbari
Ichagarh Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Ichagarh Ichagarh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.0581°N 85.9356°E / 23.0581; 85.9356
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Seraikela Kharsawan
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,546
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	832404
Telephone/ STD code	065971
Vehicle registration	JH 22
Literacy	68.70%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ichagarh
Website	seraikela.nic.in

Geography

17km
10.6miles

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B

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N

G

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Chandil Gamharia
Range

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Kharkhai
River

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Karkari
River

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Subarnarekha
River

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Chandil Dam

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Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

CT

Sini

CT

Kopali

CT

Kharsawan

CT

Kandra

CT

Chota Gamahria

CT

Chandil

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Adityapur

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Seraikela

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Nimdih

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Kukru

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Rajnagar

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Gobindpur

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Chowka

R

Ichagarh

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Kuchai

   

Cities, towns and locations in Seraikela Kharsawan district in Kolhan Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Ichagarh is located at 23.0581°N 85.9356°E / 23.0581; 85.9356.

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.^[1][2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Ichagarh.^[3]

The headquarters of Ichagarh CD block are located at Ichagarh village.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ichagarh had a total population of 1,546, of which 755 (49%) were males and 791 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 188. The total number of literate persons in Ichagarh was 933 (68.70% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

(*For language details see Ichagarh block#Language and religion)

Education

Bikramaditya High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a library with 348 books.^[6]