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About Itawa Village

Itawa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,140, made up of 561 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272120
Area (hectares) 150.84 hectares
Population 1,140
Male Population 561
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itawa compares

By the 2011 count Itawa is the 184th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 150.84 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Itawa

Itawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Itawa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Itawa from other places

Itawa lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 15 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 Itawa
Nearest town Mehndāwal 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Campierganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 24 km
District headquarters Basti 48 km

Villages closest to Itawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itawa village had a population of 1,140. That makes it the 184th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Itawa village has 561 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itawa has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Itawa is 272120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itawa covers 150.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Itawa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Itawa is Campierganj, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Itawa.

Itawa is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itawa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 6.2 km away. Campierganj is about 15 km away. Harraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurhwa (1.8 km), Kurwa (1.8 km) and Karnai (2.2 km).

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

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