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About Itawa Village

Itawa is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 531 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Pincode 824205
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 531
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itawa compares

By the 2011 count Itawa is the 64th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Itawa

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

How far is Itawa from other places

Itawa lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, 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 Itawa
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 14 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Itawa

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 Itawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Itawa village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 64th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Itawa village has 531 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itawa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Itawa is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itawa covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itawa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itawa is Guraru, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Itawa.

Itawa is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itawa is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.6 km away. Guraru is about 14 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erur (under 2 km), Pirwa (under 2 km) and Balgobind Chak (under 2 km).

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

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