Ichchapuram

Ichchapuram is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Ichapuram mandal.this town is located nearly 142 km from the district capital srikakulam.GeographyIchchapuram is located at the border of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). The town is located on the banks of Bahuda river.Demographicscensus, the town had a population of. The total population constitute, males, females and children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 71.12% with literates. The spoken languages are both telugu and odia.Assembly constituencyIchapuram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Bendalam Ashok is the present MLA.TransportNational Highway 16, a part of Golden Quadrilateral highway network, bypasses the town.EducationThe primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu, Odia.