About Itwan Village

Itwan is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 313 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Itwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Guraru
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	313
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Itwan compares

By the 2011 count Itwan is the 61st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Itwan

Itwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Itwan 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 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 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 9.7 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 railway station	Paraiya	9.7 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guraru	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	17 km

Villages closest to Itwan

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

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Common questions about Itwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Itwan village had a population of 655. That makes it the 61st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Itwan village has 313 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itwan has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Itwan covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itwan falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itwan is Paraiya, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Itwan.

Itwan is about 17 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 Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 9.7 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Guraru is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.