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About Itam Village

Itam is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 283 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 295.25 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 283
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Itam compares

By the 2011 count Itam is the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 295.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Itam

Itam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itam 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 Itam from other places

Itam lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 13 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 Itam
Tehsil headquarters Rania 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 13 km
District headquarters Khunti 33 km

Villages closest to Itam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itam village had a population of 540. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Itam village has 283 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itam has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Itam is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itam covers 295.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Itam falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Itam is Pakra, about 13 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 Itam.

Itam is about 33 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itam is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 7.7 km away. Pakra is about 13 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidam (under 2 km), Banai (1.5 km) and Doengar (2.4 km).

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

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