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About Itarh Village

Itarh is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,060 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares.

Itarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itarh compares

By the 2011 count Itarh is the 35th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Itarh

Itarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Itarh from other places

Itarh lies about 24 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 8.2 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 Itarh
Nearest railway station Jakhim 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Itarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Itarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Itarh village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 35th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Itarh village has 1,060 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itarh has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Itarh covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itarh falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itarh is Jakhim, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Itarh.

Itarh is about 24 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itarh is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 8.2 km away. Rafiganj is about 13 km away. Aurangabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temura (under 2 km), Rampur Parasiya (under 2 km) and Banka (1.6 km).

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

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