# Itawa Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua 

# Itawa

Itawa is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 551 households**, the 9th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%.

- 3,266people (2011)
- 551households
- 14.1%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Itawa PIN code and other codes

Itawa falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMeghnagar
- Census village code504473

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?

- Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)45 km by road
- Thandla (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 Itawa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Itawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kakanwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Itawa known for?

The main crops are **makka, cotton and wheat**. About 77% of the 760 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Itawa · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****85%**

**70%

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 Itawa?

■ Itawa · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.1%**

**39.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**924

Working population ****50.5%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 18.7% for men and 9.4% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,443 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (4%)

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 Meghnagar

- Devigarh3,909 people
- Talawali3,903 people
- Chokhawada3,473 people
- Hatyadeli3,393 people
- Pipal Khunta3,017 people
- Bedawali2,846 people
- Kachaldara2,823 people
- Dedla2,773 people

[All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itawa from Jhabua?45 km by road
- What is the population of Itawa?3,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itawa in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Itawa?14.1% (Census 2011)