# Itora Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Itora

Itora is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 176 households**, the 89th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 781people (2011)
- 176households
- 86.4%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Itora PIN code and other codes

Itora falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498493

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

## How far is Itora from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)60 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)6 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 Itora?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Itora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Itora known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Itora

Of every 100 households in Itora in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Itora · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**25%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Itora?

■ Itora · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**987

Working population ****54.7%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 78.7% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (38%) · **■** Marginal 198 (46%)

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 Lanji

- Borikalan840 people
- Bordi818 people
- Chichewada792 people
- Gorra789 people
- Khursitola745 people
- Pondi745 people
- Lohara739 people
- Thema714 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itora from Balaghat?60 km by road
- What is the population of Itora?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itora in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Itora?86.4% (Census 2011)