# Itahar Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/itahar/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Itahar Itahar is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **5,654 people in 1,158 households**, the 7th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 5,654people (2011) - 1,158households - 37.7%literacy - 848207PIN code ## Itahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Itahar is 848207.** Itahar falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code848207 - Gram panchayatIthar - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Itahar from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)69 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Itahar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Itahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Itahar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Itahar Of every 100 households in Itahar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Itahar · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****16%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **16% Television ****3%** **2% Mobile phone ****44%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **47% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Itahar? ■ Itahar · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **951 Working population ****45.5%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.1% for men and 22.8% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 515 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (7%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,791 (70%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Kewatgawan12,013 people - Bhirua9,354 people - Tilkeswar6,266 people - Sima5,820 people - Usri5,047 people - Gulma4,245 people - Mahadeo Math4,063 people - Sisauna3,948 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Itahar?848207 - How far is Itahar from Darbhanga?69 km by road - What is the population of Itahar?5,654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Itahar in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Itahar?37.7% (Census 2011)