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About Itahri Village

Itahri is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 715 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Pincode 824237
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 715
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Itahri compares

By the 2011 count Itahri is the 37th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 6.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Itahri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 1,369. That makes it the 37th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Itahri village has 715 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itahri has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Itahri is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itahri covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itahri falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itahri is Paraiya, about 20 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 Itahri.

Itahri is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itahri is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.7 km away. Paraiya 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 Rajan (under 2 km), Dadu Barma (under 2 km) and Sagahi (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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