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About Itahri Village

Itahri is one of the larger villages in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,659, made up of 3,474 males and 3,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Banma Itahri
Pincode 852126
Area (hectares) 508.3 hectares
Population 6,659
Male Population 3,474
Female Population 3,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Itahri compares

By the 2011 count Itahri is the 6th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 508.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Itahri

Itahri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itahri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Itahri from other places

Itahri lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 5.9 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 Itahri
Tehsil headquarters Banma Itahri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Koparia 5.9 km
District headquarters Saharsa 23 km

Villages closest to Itahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itahri village had a population of 6,659. That makes it the 6th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Itahri village has 3,474 males and 3,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itahri has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Itahri is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itahri covers 508.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itahri falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itahri is Koparia, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Itahri.

Itahri is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itahri is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about under 2 km away. Koparia is about 5.9 km away. Saharsa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hath Mandal (1.6 km), Sarbela (1.8 km) and Jamal Nagar (2.0 km).

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

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