# Itama Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Itama

Itama is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 232 households**, the 64th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 232households
- 64.2%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Itama PIN code and other codes

Itama falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488580

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

## How far is Itama from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)70 km by road
- Barhi (nearest town)20 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 Itama?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Itama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Itama known for?

About 9% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Itama

Of every 100 households in Itama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Itama · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Itama?

■ Itama · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**942

Working population ****41.6%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 281 (63%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Jugiya1,157 people
- Dhora1,128 people
- Padariya1,119 people
- Mudehara1,108 people
- Chapna1,053 people
- Rohaniya1,029 people
- Chora Kanera1,019 people
- Sijhani991 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Itama from Katni?70 km by road
- What is the population of Itama?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itama in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Itama?64.2% (Census 2011)