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About Itwa Village

Itwa is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 703 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Itwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 703
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itwa compares

By the 2011 count Itwa is the 61st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

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 village. 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 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Halt, about 6.9 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 Karakat 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghusia Halt 6.9 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 7.9 km
District headquarters Rohtas 70 km

Villages closest to Itwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 1,315. That makes it the 61st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Itwa village has 703 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itwa has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Itwa covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itwa falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itwa is Ghusia Halt, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Itwa.

Itwa is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itwa is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 3.5 km away. Ghusia Halt is about 6.9 km away. Bikramganj is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biraini (under 2 km), Dharmagat Parasi (under 2 km) and Gorakh Parasi (1.8 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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