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About Itawa Village

Itawa is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 325 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Pincode 802217
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 325
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itawa compares

By the 2011 count Itawa is the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Itawa

Itawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 50 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 7.4 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 Garhnokha 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 8.4 km
District headquarters Rohtas 50 km

Villages closest to Itawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nokha 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 658. That makes it the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Itawa village has 325 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itawa has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Itawa is 802217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itawa covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itawa falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itawa is Garhnokha, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Itawa.

Itawa is about 50 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itawa is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 7.4 km away. Nokha is about 8.4 km away. Rohtas is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhiyawan (under 2 km), Pach Pakhri (under 2 km) and Bhaon (1.5 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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