# Itahari Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Itahari

Itahari is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,218 people in 825 households**, the 28th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 4,218people (2011)
- 825households
- 61.4%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Itahari PIN code and other codes

Itahari falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItahari
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223374

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

## How far is Itahari from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)39 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)15 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 Itahari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Itahari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Itahari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 427 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 Itahari

Of every 100 households in Itahari in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Itahari · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****24%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Itahari?

■ Itahari · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**955

Working population ****37.9%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 52.3% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,126 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 215 (13%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Bardela4,739 people
- Kajra4,642 people
- Satmi4,362 people
- Pirankar4,349 people
- Dumaria4,191 people
- Bhutia4,010 people
- Khanua3,849 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itahari from Purnia?39 km by road
- What is the population of Itahari?4,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itahari in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Itahari?61.4% (Census 2011)