# Itwa Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Itwa

Itwa is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,315 people in 232 households**, the 65th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,315people (2011)
- 232households
- 76.2%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Itwa PIN code and other codes

Itwa falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarup
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251299

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

## How far is Itwa from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)9 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 Itwa?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Itwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manik Parasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Itwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Itwa

Of every 100 households in Itwa in 2011, 24 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Itwa · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****31%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**66%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

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 Itwa?

■ Itwa · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**926

Working population ****62.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 69% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (17%) · **■** Household industry 100 (12%) · **■** Other work 216 (26%) · **■** Marginal 168 (20%)

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 Karakat

- Kusi1,366 people
- Nawadih1,363 people
- Kopa1,345 people
- Chandi1,337 people
- Dehra1,291 people
- Bharat Kasba1,288 people
- Kopa1,238 people
- Jagdishpur1,236 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itwa from Sasaram?48 km by road
- What is the population of Itwa?1,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itwa in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Itwa?76.2% (Census 2011)