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About Itayal Village

Itayal is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 554 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itayal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 411.76 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 554
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itayal compares

By the 2011 count Itayal is the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 411.76 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Itayal

Itayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Itayal 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 Itayal from other places

Itayal lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Itayal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rath 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Itayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itayal village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Itayal village has 554 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itayal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Itayal is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itayal covers 411.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Itayal falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Itayal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Itayal.

Itayal is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itayal is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Rath is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipura (under 2 km), Galihaya (under 2 km) and Malheta Danda (under 2 km).

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

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