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About Itwa Village

Itwa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 281 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845102
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 281
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itwa compares

By the 2011 count Itwa is the 102nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Itwa

Itwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Itwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Itwa from other places

Itwa lies about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 8.7 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 Itwa
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Amolwa 8.7 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 10 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Itwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itwa village had a population of 539. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Itwa village has 281 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itwa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Itwa is 845102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itwa covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Itwa falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itwa is Amolwa, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Itwa.

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

Itwa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 5.8 km away. Amolwa is about 8.7 km away. Rāmnagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiuntaha (1.7 km), Hardi (2.2 km) and Mehnaul Khurd (2.2 km).

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

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