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About Itar Village

Itar is a small village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 241 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.48 hectares hectares.

Itar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Area (hectares) 159.48 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 241
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itar compares

By the 2011 count Itar is the 258th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 159.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Itar

Itar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itar as Available within 10+ 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 Itar from other places

Itar lies about 15 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about 1.6 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 Itar
Nearest railway station Iradatganj 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 15 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 15 km

Villages closest to Itar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itar village had a population of 462. That makes it the 258th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Itar village has 241 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Itar covers 159.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Itar falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Itar is Iradatganj, about 1.6 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 within <5 km distance for Itar.

Itar is about 15 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itar is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 1.6 km away. Karchhana is about 15 km away. Allahabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Semra (under 2 km), Chak Mohammad Rafi (2.5 km) and Chilli (2.6 km).

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

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