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About Itwa Village

Itwa is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 426 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Pincode 841219
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 426
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itwa compares

By the 2011 count Itwa is the 108th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Itwa

Itwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Itwa from other places

Itwa lies about 56 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Banahi, about 4.8 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
Nearest railway station Banahi 4.8 km
Nearest town Bela 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 29 km
District headquarters Saran 56 km

Villages closest to Itwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dariapur 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 872. That makes it the 108th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Itwa village has 426 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itwa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Itwa is 841219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itwa covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Itwa falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Itwa is Banahi, about 4.8 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 - 10 km distance for Itwa.

Itwa is about 56 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itwa is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Banahi is about 4.8 km away. Bela is about 7.1 km away. Dariapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwarpur (under 2 km), Manchitwa (under 2 km) and Sarnath Chak (4.5 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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