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About Itwa Village

Itwa is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,190 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Pincode 802165
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Itwa compares

By the 2011 count Itwa is the 26th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Itwa

Itwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Itwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Itwa from other places

Itwa lies about 20 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 15 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 Itwa
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 15 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Behea 20 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 20 km

Villages closest to Itwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itwa village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 26th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Itwa village has 1,190 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itwa has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Itwa is 802165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itwa covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Itwa falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itwa is Haldita Bihar, about 15 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 village for Itwa.

Itwa is about 20 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itwa is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Haldita Bihar is about 15 km away. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Behea is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua (3.6 km), Maniara (8.1 km) and Mohanpur (10 km).

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

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