# Itawan Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Itawan

Itawan is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 253 households**, the 25th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 253households
- 60.2%literacy
- 824217PIN code

## Itawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Itawan is 824217.** Itawan falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824217
- Gram panchayatSaifganj
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255925

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Itawan from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Itawan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Itawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Itawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Itawan

Of every 100 households in Itawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Itawan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****59%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Itawan?

■ Itawan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****813**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**985

Working population ****38.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 48.9% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 197 (32%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Jondhi1,771 people
- Nawadih1,705 people
- Majuri Khurd1,700 people
- Chandpur1,601 people
- Bela1,589 people
- Manka1,564 people
- Dighasin1,543 people
- Uchala1,543 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Itawan?824217
- How far is Itawan from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Itawan?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itawan in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Itawan?60.2% (Census 2011)