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About Itwan Village

Itwan is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 415 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Itwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 415
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Itwan compares

By the 2011 count Itwan is the 98th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Itwan

Itwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itwan 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 Itwan from other places

Itwan lies about 67 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 11 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 Itwan
Nearest town Bikram 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Taregna 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 29 km
District headquarters Gaya 67 km

Villages closest to Itwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itwan village had a population of 794. That makes it the 98th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Itwan village has 415 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itwan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Itwan covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itwan falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itwan is Taregna, about 11 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 Itwan.

Itwan is about 67 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itwan is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Bikram is about 9.5 km away. Taregna is about 11 km away. Fatehpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simariya (2.6 km), Poa (5.5 km) and Bara (8.5 km).

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

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