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{{About|the village in Himachal Pradesh||Kangra (disambiguation){{!}}Kangra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ichhi
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Village]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Ichhi View
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|32.146061|N|76.278389|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kangra district|Kangra]]
| MC_Office =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 29.60
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1457
| population_total = 53543
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://mcdharamshala.in/about-us/|website=Dharamshala Municipal Corporation|accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 176 209
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-1892
| registration_plate = HP 40, HP 68, HP 01D, HP 02D
| website = {{URL|www.hpkangra.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Ichhi''' (also '''Ichhi Khas''') is a village and a [[Village Panchayat]] in [[Kangra district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Ichhi village is 8 kilometres from Kangra.

Near to it 10 km Dharamshala has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a [[smart city]] under [[Narendra Modi|PM Narendra Modi's]] flagship [[Smart Cities Mission]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-only-98-cities-instead-of-100-announced-all-questions-answered-about-smart-cities-project-2410576.html|title=Why only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about smart cities project|author=FP Staff|date=28 August 2015|work=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Description==
Ichhi is a village in the reaches of the [[Kangra Valley]] and is surrounded by fields and trees. The suburbs include Jhikli Ichhi, Ansoli, Patola, Mastpur, Zamanabad Road ICHHI.

==Etymology==
''Ichhi'' ([[Devanagari]]: इच्छी; [[ITRANS]]: is a [[Hindi]] word (derived from [[Sanskrit]])

In common Hindi usage, the word ''इगेतेश्वर'' refers to god Shiv.

==Ichhi History==

===Before the Raj===

Until the [[British Raj]], Dharamshala and its surrounding area was ruled by the [[Katoch]] Dynasty of [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], a royal family that ruled the region for two millennia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091104/himplus.htm#8|title=Seminar on Katoch dynasty trail|date=2009-11-04|publisher=Tribune India|quote=new findings by researchers suggest "the Katoch dynasty dates back to 8,000 years and its 300 rulers ruled in the pre-Mahabharata period and the present scion of this clan, Aditya Dev Katoch, is the 488th member of the clan in the lineage" The researchers claimed "this dynasty is not only the oldest ruling clan of India but also the oldest dynasty of the world and its founder, Adipursha, had come from Mongolia about 11,000 years back".|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102122914/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091104/himplus.htm#8|url-status=dead}}</ref> The royal family still keeps a residence in Dharamsala, known as 'Clouds End Villa'. Under the British Raj, the regions were part of [[Punjab Province (British India)|undivided province of Punjab]], and was ruled by the [[List of governors of Punjab (British India)|governors of Punjab]] from Lahore. The Katoch dynasty, although highly regarded culturally, had been reduced to status of [[jargidar]]s (of [[Kangra-Lambagraon]]) under the [[Treaty of Jawalamukhi]], signed in 1810 between [[Sansar Chand Katoch]] and Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]] of [[Sikh Empire]]. The indigenous people of the Dharamshala area (and the surrounding region) are the [[Gaddis]], a predominantly [[Hindu]] group who traditionally lived a nomadic or semi-nomadic [[transhumance|transhumant]] lifestyle. Due to the lack of permanent settlements in the area, some Gaddis lost their seasonal pastures and farmland when the British and the [[Gurkhas]] arrived to settle.

===Settlement ===

:"Ichhi village lies on a spur of the Dhaola Dhār, 6 miles north-east of Kāngra, in the midst of wild and picturesque scenery.

:"Before the earthquake of 1905, it was very well populated.

In 1905, the [[Kangra valley]] suffered a major earthquake. On 4 April of that year, the earth shook, demolishing much neighbouring city of [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh]] . Altogether, the [[1905 Kangra earthquake]] killed 20,000 people. "1,625 persons perished at Dharamsāla alone."

==Geography==

Ichhi Village is located in the [[Kangra Valley]], in the shadow of the [[Dhauladhar]] mountains.

The main crops grown in the valleys below are rice, wheat and vegetables.

==Major suburbs==
* Ichhi Khas
* Ichhi Upparli

==Connections==

Dharamshala town is reached by [[Gaggal Airport|Dharamshala Gaggal Airport]] codes|DHM|VIGG, about 12 km to the town's south and about 10 km north of [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh]] town. To reach Dharamshala by train, one has to reach [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh]] town by [[Kangra Valley Railway]] line from [[Pathankot]] 94 km away and then take a bus or a taxi.

[[Pathankot]] is a broad gauge railway head. There is another railway line from Pathankot to Jogindernagar, a part of the Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh, which is a narrow-gauge line. The nearest station to Dharamshala on this line is Chamunda Marg, half an hour away, where a [[Shakti Peethas|Shaktipitha]] is; the town is well connected by road to other parts of the country.

Buses of all classes (deluxe, air-conditioned, and regular) ply daily between Dharamshala and major cities such as [[Chandigarh]], [[Delhi]], and [[Shimla]]. Several buses each night connect McLeodGanj with Majnu Ka Tila, the Tibetan settlement in Delhi.

==Climate==
{{
Weather box
|location = Dharamsala
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 24.7
|Feb record high C = 28.0
|Mar record high C = 31.6
|Apr record high C = 35.6
|May record high C = 38.6
|Jun record high C = 38.6
|Jul record high C = 42.7
|Aug record high C = 37.8
|Sep record high C = 34.8
|Oct record high C = 34.6
|Nov record high C = 26.6
|Dec record high C = 27.2
|year record high C = 42.7
|Jan high C = 14.5
|Feb high C = 16.6
|Mar high C = 21.1
|Apr high C = 26.2
|May high C = 30.5
|Jun high C = 31.4
|Jul high C = 27.2
|Aug high C = 26.3
|Sep high C = 26.3
|Oct high C = 24.8
|Nov high C = 20.7
|Dec high C = 16.7
|year high C = 23.5
|Jan low C = 5.9
|Feb low C = 7.7
|Mar low C = 11.8
|Apr low C = 16.3
|May low C = 20.1
|Jun low C = 21.8
|Jul low C = 20.7
|Aug low C = 20.2
|Sep low C = 18.7
|Oct low C = 15.3
|Nov low C = 10.7
|Dec low C = 7.4
|year low C = 14.7
|Jan record low C = -1.9
|Feb record low C = -1.6
|Mar record low C = 2.4
|Apr record low C = 7.3
|May record low C = 8.8
|Jun record low C = 12.8
|Jul record low C = 15.1
|Aug record low C = 14.1
|Sep record low C = 11.2
|Oct record low C = 8.0
|Nov record low C = 4.8
|Dec record low C = -1.0
|year record low C = -1.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 114.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 100.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 98.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 48.6
|May precipitation mm = 59.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 202.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 959.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 909.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 404.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 66.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 54.0
|year precipitation mm = 3054.4
|Jan rain days = 6.1
|Feb rain days = 5.4
|Mar rain days = 5.8
|Apr rain days = 4.0
|May rain days = 4.6
|Jun rain days = 9.3
|Jul rain days = 22.0
|Aug rain days = 22.2
|Sep rain days = 12.8
|Oct rain days = 3.1
|Nov rain days = 1.2
|Dec rain days = 2.9
|year rain days = 99.4
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)<ref name=IMD>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/dharamshala2.htm
|title=Dharamsala Climatological Table Period: 1951–1980
|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]
|access-date=April 10, 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414131805/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/dharamshala2.htm
|archive-date=April 14, 2015
|df=
}}</ref><ref name=IMD2>{{cite web
|url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|format=PDF
|title=Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
|publisher=India Meteorological Department
|access-date=April 10, 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064314/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|archive-date=March 16, 2014
|df=
}}</ref>
|date= November 2010
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.kangra.org/ Kangra photo gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231073245/http://www.kangra.org/ |date=31 December 2013 }}

{{Kangra district}}

[[Category:Villages in Kangra district]]

Ichhi - Revision history

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