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About Itam Village

Itam is a mid sized village in Sawombung tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 603 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itam village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Sawombung
Pincode 795010
Area (hectares) 34.6 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 603
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itam compares

By the 2011 count Itam is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 34.6 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Itam

Itam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Itam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 16 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Imphal, about 26 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 Sawombung 16 km
District headquarters Imphal East 16 km
Nearest town Keirao Bitra 17 km
Nearest railway station Imphal 26 km

Villages closest to Itam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawombung 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 1,186. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Itam village has 603 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itam has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Itam is 795010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itam covers 34.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Itam falls under Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Itam is Imphal, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Itam.

Itam is about 16 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itam is in Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district. Sawombung is about 16 km away. Imphal East is about 16 km away. Keirao Bitra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongdam (4.1 km), Kakching (5.5 km) and Takhel (9.8 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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