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About Itahar Village

Itahar is one of the larger villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,654, made up of 2,963 males and 2,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
Pincode 848207
Area (hectares) 623 hectares
Population 5,654
Male Population 2,963
Female Population 2,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Itahar compares

By the 2011 count Itahar is the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Itahar

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

How far is Itahar from other places

Itahar lies about 18 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 14 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 Itahar
Nearest town Benipur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Tarsarai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 18 km

Villages closest to Itahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi 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 Itahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Itahar village had a population of 5,654. That makes it the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents.

Itahar village has 2,963 males and 2,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itahar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Itahar is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itahar covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itahar falls under Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itahar is Tarsarai, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Itahar is about 18 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itahar is in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 9.7 km away. Tarsarai is about 14 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (9.3 km), Anrahi (9.6 km) and Piprahi (9.6 km).

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

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