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About Itora Village

Itora is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 397 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.7 hectares hectares.

Itora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 206.7 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 397
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Itora compares

By the 2011 count Itora is the 85th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 206.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Itora

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

Itora lies about 46 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 22 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 Itora
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 22 km
Nearest town Gondiā 32 km
District headquarters Balaghat 46 km

Villages closest to Itora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itora village had a population of 781. That makes it the 85th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Itora village has 397 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itora has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Itora covers 206.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Itora falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Itora is Amgaon, about 22 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 Itora.

Itora is about 46 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itora is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 5.0 km away. Amgaon is about 22 km away. Gondiā 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 Khajari (under 2 km), Kalpathri (under 2 km) and Badgaon (1.8 km).

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

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