# Itwan Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Itwan

Itwan is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,520 people in 317 households**, the 9th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 2,520people (2011)
- 317households
- 64.9%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Itwan PIN code and other codes

Itwan falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagahi, Mangrawa
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255405

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

## How far is Itwan from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)20 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 Itwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Itwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Itwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 468 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 Itwan

Of every 100 households in Itwan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Itwan · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Itwan?

■ Itwan · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**929

Working population ****40.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 47.9% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 328 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 472 (47%)

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 Paraiya

- Mangrawan3,901 people
- Majhiawan3,606 people
- Puna Kalan3,370 people
- Azmatganj2,966 people
- Kapasiya2,512 people
- Kastha2,387 people
- Dakhner2,339 people
- Uparahauli2,079 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itwan from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Itwan?2,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itwan in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Itwan?64.9% (Census 2011)