Ichhapur Defence Estate

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Ichhapur Defence Estate | type = city | latd = 22.81| longd = 88.37
state_name = West Bengal
district = North 24 Parganas
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altitude = 12
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 10,348| population_density =
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Ichhapur Defence Estate is a census town under Noapara police station of Barrackpore subdivision [ [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] ] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Ichhapur is located at coord|22.81|N|88.37|E|. It has an average elevation of convert|12|m|abbr=on. [cite web
url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Ichapur.html | title = Ichhapur, India Page | accessdate = 2008-08-19 | last = | first = | work =West Bengal | publisher = Falling Rain Genomics]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Ichhapur Defence Estate had a population of 10,348. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Ichhapur Defence Estate has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 75%. In Ichhapur Defence Estate, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm
title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES]

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