# Itawa Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara 

# Itawa

Itawa is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 167 households**, the 68th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 780people (2011)
- 167households
- 63.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Itawa PIN code and other codes

Itawa falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPandhurna
- Census village code495571

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?

- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)122 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town)22 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?

9 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Teagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 **groundnut, soyabean and jawar**. About 59% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 56 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Itawa · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**82%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****21%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**47%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**977

Working population ****53.8%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 229 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 183 (44%)

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 Pandhurna

- Ajangaon802 people
- Linga Eletir801 people
- Deonala Mal.791 people
- Dighori780 people
- Buchankhapa770 people
- Umari Khurd755 people
- Temni752 people
- Parsodi737 people

[All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itawa from Chhindwara?122 km by road
- What is the population of Itawa?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itawa in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Itawa?63.6% (Census 2011)