Ichchapuram
Encyclopedia
Ichchapuram is a Municipality
and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district
in the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
.
Ichapuram mandal is bordered by Orissa state on the North and West and Kaviti
mandal on the South and Bay of Bengal
on the East.
the Ichchapuram in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in the Ganjam district
covering an area of 300 square miles. The population was 83,500 compared with 74,846 in 1891. The headquarters Ichchapuram town was outside the tahsil in the adjoining Government taluq of Berhampur
. The principal estates in the tahsil are Chikati, Surangi and Jarada. The Chikati estate was open, well irrigated and cultivated by Bahuda river. The Surangi and Jarada estates were largely consists of Hills and Forest.
India census
, Ichchapuram had a population of 42,650. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Ichchapuram has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 44%. In Ichchapuram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
List of Elected Members:
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
.
Ichapuram mandal is bordered by Orissa state on the North and West and Kaviti
Kaviti
Kaviti is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Kaviti mandal is bordered by Ichchapuram mandal on the North, Kanchili and Sompeta manals on the South, Orissa state on the West and Bay of Bengal on the East....
mandal on the South and Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
on the East.
Geography
Ichchapuram is located at 19.12°N 84.7°E. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).Demographics
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of IndiaThe Imperial Gazetteer of India
The Imperial Gazetteer of India was a gazetteer of the British Indian Empire, and is now a historical reference work. It was first published in 1881...
the Ichchapuram in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in the Ganjam district
Ganjam District
Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Orissa located on the border of Andhra Pradesh. Ganjam's total area is 8,070 km² . Its population is approximately 2,704,056.Ganjam is known for its beaches bordering the Bay of Bengal, the most famous ones being Gopalpur and Dhavaleshwar...
covering an area of 300 square miles. The population was 83,500 compared with 74,846 in 1891. The headquarters Ichchapuram town was outside the tahsil in the adjoining Government taluq of Berhampur
Berhampur
Brahmapur , nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city located in the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Orissa, about south to state capital, Bhubaneswar.It is also dubbed as "The Dance City" of Orissa after Prince Dance Group and Harihar Das made the state famous in India's...
. The principal estates in the tahsil are Chikati, Surangi and Jarada. The Chikati estate was open, well irrigated and cultivated by Bahuda river. The Surangi and Jarada estates were largely consists of Hills and Forest.
India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ichchapuram had a population of 42,650. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Ichchapuram has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 44%. In Ichchapuram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Features
- Ichchapuram is main border center of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa located in Andhra Pradesh and very close to Orissa's commerial capital BerhampurBerhampurBrahmapur , nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city located in the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Orissa, about south to state capital, Bhubaneswar.It is also dubbed as "The Dance City" of Orissa after Prince Dance Group and Harihar Das made the state famous in India's...
.
- Community Health CentreHospitalA hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana ParishadAndhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana ParishadAndhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad is one of the divisions of Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department of Andhra Pradesh Government, India....
is located here. It has bed strength of 30 in-patients.
- There is a post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
at Ichchapuram. - 411 Self Help Groups in Ichapuram Municipality (IKP-Urban). Pavala Vaddi checks given to SHG Members for Rs. 8,89,900/- .
Assembly Constituency
Ichapuram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,30,306 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.List of Elected Members:
- 1951 - Asi Neeladri Reddy.
- 1955 and 1972 - Uppada Rangababu Reddy
- 1962 - Kirti Chandra Deo.
- 1967 - L.K. Reddy
- 1978 - Bendalam Venkatesam Sarma
- 1983, 1985, 1989 and 1999 - M.V. Krishna Rao
- 1994 - late Dakkata Achuta Ramayya Reddy
- 2004 - Naresh Kumar Agarwal
- 2009 - Sai Raj Piriya
Train timings at Ichapuram
- Railway resevation code (IPM)
- trainno.train name from to arrives departs stop time
- 11019 Konark Express Mumbai Cst Bhubaneswar 01:00 01:02 2 min
- 11020 Konark Express Bhubaneswar Mumbai Cst 18:16 18:17 1 min
- 12703 Falaknuma Exp Howrah Jn Secunderabad Jn 16:57 16:58 1 min
- 12704 Falaknuma Exp Secunderabad Jn Howrah Jn 07:28 07:29 1 min
- 17015 Visakha ExpressVisakha ExpressThe Visakha Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad to Bhubaneshwar , which runs daily. The train numbers are 17015 and 17016. It belongs to the South Central Railways. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad at 1700 hrs and arrives at Bhubaneshwar the next day ...
Bhubaneswar Secunderabad Jn 11:26 11:27 1 min - 17016 Visakha ExpressVisakha ExpressThe Visakha Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad to Bhubaneshwar , which runs daily. The train numbers are 17015 and 17016. It belongs to the South Central Railways. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad at 1700 hrs and arrives at Bhubaneshwar the next day ...
Secunderabad Jn Bhubaneswar 11:44 11:45 1 min - 17479 Puri Tpty Exp Puri Tirupati 17:47 17:48 1 min
- 17480 Tpty Puri Exp Tirupati Puri 09:31 09:32 1 min
- 18411 Inter City Exp Bhubaneswar Visakhapatnam 09:55 09:56 1 min
- 18412 Inter City Exp Visakhapatnam Bhubaneswar 19:06 19:07 1 min
- 18447 Hirakhand Exp Bhubaneswar na 23:19 23:20 1 min
- 18645 East Coast Exp Howrah Jn Hyderabad Decan 23:01 23:02 1 min
- 18646 East Coast Exp Hyderabad Decan Howrah Jn 04:08 04:09 1 min
- 12840 Howrah Mail Chennai Central Howrah Jn 17:09 17:10 1 min
- 12839 Hwh Mas Mail Howrah Jn Chennai Central 09:27 09:28 1 min
- 58502 Krdl Vskp Pass Jeypore Bhubaneswar 04:32 04:33 1 min
- 18448 Hirakhand Exp Jeypore Bhubaneswar 04:35 04:36 1 min
Villages and Panchayats
There are 21 village panchayats in Ichachapuram mandal.- Arakabadra (village and panchayat)
- Balakrishnapuram (village and panchayat)
- Birlangi (village and panchayat)
- Boddabada (village and panchayat)
- Burjapadu (village and panchayat)
- Dharmapuram (village and panchayat)
- Edupuram (village and panchayat)
- Haripuram (village and panchayat)
- Kedaripuram (village and panchayat)
- Keerthipuram (village and panchayat)
- Kesupuram (village and panchayat)
- Koligam (village and panchayat)
- Kothari (village and panchayat)
- Loddaputti (village and panchayat)
- Mandapalli (village and panchayat)
- Masakhapuram (village and panchayat)
- Mutchindra (village and panchayat)
- Paitari (village and panchayat)
- T.Berhampuram (village and panchayat)
- Telukunchi (village and panchayat)
- Tulasigam (village and panchayat)