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About Itaha Village

Itaha is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,328, made up of 688 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222144
Area (hectares) 88.16 hectares
Population 1,328
Male Population 688
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itaha compares

By the 2011 count Itaha is the 192nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 88.16 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Itaha

Itaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Itaha as Available within 5 - 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 Itaha from other places

Itaha lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 14 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 Itaha
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 10 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 10 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Itaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itaha village had a population of 1,328. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Itaha village has 688 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itaha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Itaha is 222144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itaha covers 88.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Itaha falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Itaha is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Itaha.

Itaha is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itaha is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 10 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (under 2 km), Darunpur (under 2 km) and Sonahita (under 2 km).

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

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