# itawa Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# itawa

itawa is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 178 households**, the 47th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 178households
- 67.8%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## itawa PIN code and other codes

itawa falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaghunath Khap
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255633

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

## How far is itawa from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)21 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 itawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

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 itawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 itawa

Of every 100 households in itawa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ itawa · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 itawa?

■ itawa · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1144**

**961

Working population ****36.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (42%) · **■** Household industry 80 (18%) · **■** Other work 44 (10%) · **■** Marginal 31 (7%)

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 Gurua

- Pakri1,268 people
- Kartahi1,260 people
- Baida1,230 people
- Mahadewpur1,229 people
- Phulwaria1,215 people
- Fatua Chak1,202 people
- Ismailpur1,186 people
- Naudiha1,173 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is itawa from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of itawa?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is itawa in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of itawa?67.8% (Census 2011)