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[[File:Ichapuram Railway Station.jpg|alt=Ichchapuram Railway Station|thumb|273x273px|Ichchapuram Railway Station ]]
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ichchapuram
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Rail station-ichapuram.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Ichchapuram railway station]]
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.12|N|84.7|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = Ichapuram Municipality, [[Srikakulam Urban Development Authority|SUDA]]
| leader_title = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name = [[Ashok Bendalam]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="ulb">{{cite web |title=STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF ULBs & UDAs |url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf |website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=24 April 2019 |page=1 }}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 27.28
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Elevation for Rajam |url=http://veloroutes.org/elevation/?location=Ichapuram+&units=m
|publisher=Veloroutes|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 15
| population_total = 40,000
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011 |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=619764|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 532 312
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| area_code = +91–8947
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP30 (former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srikakulam]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Ichchapuram (Assembly constituency)|Ichchapuram]]
| website = {{URL|http://ichapuram.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Ichchapuram''' is a town in the [[Srikakulam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The town is located nearly 142 km from the district capital, [[Srikakulam]]. Ichchapuram municipality is the largest [[urban local body]] in the Srikakulam district. It had a population of 36,493 {{As of|2011|lc=y}}.

== Geography ==
Ichchapuram lies on the border of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Odisha]] at {{Coord|19.12|N|84.7|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Ichapuram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Ichapuram]</ref> It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). The town sits on the [[Bahuda]] river. The overall geographical area of the town is 27 hectares and the nearest town, [[Palasa]], is 18 km away. Sonpur Beach is a 35-minute drive to the east. Ichchapuram's Maa Mangala temple, not to be confused with the more famous [[Maa Mangala Temple, Kakatpur|Maa Mangala Temple]] located in [[Odisha]], is located in the north east quadrant of the municipality.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

== Government and politics ==
Ichchapuram municipality is classified by the Indian government as a 3rd grade municipality. Ichchapuram is an [[assembly constituency]] in Andhra Pradesh. [[Ashok Bendalam]] is the present [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/ichchapuram.html | title=Ichchapuram Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Ichchapuram, Andhra Pradesh }}</ref>

== Transport ==

[[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]], a part of [[Golden Quadrilateral]] highway network, bypasses the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Highways Development Project Map|url=http://nhai.org/NH5_Kolkata_chennai_english.htm|website=National Highways Authority of India|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033110/http://nhai.org/NH5_Kolkata_chennai_english.htm|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Ichchapuram railway station]] is on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]].

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archive-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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