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About Itawa Village

Itawa is a mid sized village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 664 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Pincode 803213
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 664
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Itawa compares

By the 2011 count Itawa is the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Itawa

Itawa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Itawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Itawa from other places

Itawa lies about 57 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barh 8.5 km
Nearest town Bārh 8.5 km
District headquarters Patna 57 km

Villages closest to Itawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barh 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 1,187. That makes it the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Itawa village has 664 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itawa has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Itawa is 803213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itawa covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itawa falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itawa is Achuara Halt, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Itawa.

Itawa is about 57 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itawa is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about 4.2 km away. Barh is about 8.5 km away. Bārh is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanwan (1.6 km), Burhanpur (1.9 km) and Salarpur (2.1 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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