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About Itahri Village

Itahri is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 361 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Pincode 813109
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 361
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Itahri compares

By the 2011 count Itahri is the 100th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Itahri

Itahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Itahri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Itahri from other places

Itahri lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 3.9 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 Itahri
Nearest railway station Punsia 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 15 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km

Villages closest to Itahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itahri village had a population of 695. That makes it the 100th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Itahri village has 361 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itahri has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Itahri is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itahri covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itahri falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itahri is Punsia, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Itahri.

Itahri is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itahri is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 3.9 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda (under 2 km), Datin (under 2 km) and Kotra (under 2 km).

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

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