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About Itor Village

Itor is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 391 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 186.27 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 391
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Itor compares

By the 2011 count Itor is the 111th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 186.27 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 949.

Getting to Itor

Itor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Itor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Itor from other places

Itor lies about 52 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 2.2 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 Itor
Nearest railway station Murarai 2.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 52 km

Villages closest to Itor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itor village had a population of 759. That makes it the 111th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Itor village has 391 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itor has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Itor is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itor covers 186.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Itor falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Itor is Murarai, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Itor.

Itor is about 52 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itor is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Murarai is about 2.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beloria (2.2 km), Balia (2.9 km) and Buzrak Fatepur (3.1 km).

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

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