Ichchapuram is a town in the

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction ...

of the

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n state of

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. It is located on the border of

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and Andhra Pradesh and is nearly 142 km from the district capital,

Srikakulam Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census, it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaan ...

. Ichchapuram municipality is the largest urban local body in the Srikakulam district. It had a population of 36,493 .

Geography

Ichchapuram lies on the border of

and

at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). The town sits on the

Bahuda Cheyyeru in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is a tributary of the Penneru River, Penneru river. Course The Cheyyeru is formed by the confluence of the rivers Bahuda and Puncha that originate in Andhra Pradesh. The two streams joi ...

river. The overall geographical area of the town is 27 hectares and the nearest town,

Palasa Palasa is one of the twin towns located in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is situated between Srikakulam and Berhampur. It is categorized as the second grade municipality. Also the town serves as the headquarters ...

, is 50 km away. Sonpur Beach is a 35-minute drive to the east. Ichchapuram's famous Swetchawathi temple is located in the northeast quadrant of the municipality.

Demographics

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, the town had a population of 36,493, with 17,716 males above the age of 6, 18,777 females above the age of 6, and 4,004 children between the ages of 0 and 6. Ichapuram's average literacy rate is 71.12% with 23,105 literate individuals. The two primary languages of the municipality are Telugu and Odia.

Government and politics

Ichchapuram municipality is classified by the Indian government as a 3rd grade municipality. Ichchapuram is an

assembly constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

in Andhra Pradesh. Ashok Bendalam is the present MLA.

Transport

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, a part of

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highway network, bypasses the town. The Ichchapuram railway station is on the

Howrah–Chennai main line The Howrah–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Kolkata cutting across Eastern Coastal Plains of India. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Sections The long trunk line ...

Climate

Education

There are several private schools in the town, including Vidhya Bharathi English medium school, Swarna Bharathi English medium school, Gnana Bharathi English medium school, and Ravindra Bharathi English medium school.

References

External links

{{Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district Cities and towns in Srikakulam district Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district