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About Itawan Village

Itawan is a large village in Haspura tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,238, made up of 2,184 males and 2,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares.

Itawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Haspura
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 4,238
Male Population 2,184
Female Population 2,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itawan compares

By the 2011 count Itawan is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Itawan

Itawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Itawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Itawan from other places

Itawan lies about 38 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Itawan
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Haspura 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 38 km

Villages closest to Itawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haspura tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Itawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Itawan village had a population of 4,238. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Itawan village has 2,184 males and 2,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itawan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Itawan covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Itawan falls under Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itawan is Ismailpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Itawan.

Itawan is about 38 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itawan is in Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 3.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Haspura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithi (under 2 km), Kaithi Bankat (under 2 km) and Alpa (9.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Itawan today is likely to be higher.

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