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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHYAM SUNDAR SAHU
Contact: 90****2514
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- LGD code
- 227251
- Pincode
- 847233
- Post office
- Nehra
- Population
- 1,696
- Households
- 348
- Literacy rate
- 52%
- Sex ratio
- 850 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 476
Census 2011 · in context
How Itaharwa compares
By population, Itaharwa ranks #31 of 44 villages in Benipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.0%
+4.8% vs mandal average
Itaharwa52.0%
Benipur mandal47.2%
Darbhanga district46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
850
−68 vs mandal average
Itaharwa850
Benipur mandal918
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Itaharwa4.9
Benipur mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Itaharwa at a glance
Itaharwa is a village of 1,696 people in 348 households (Census 2011) in Benipur block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 31st-largest of 44 villages in Benipur block. Literacy is 52%, 5 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 850 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847233, served by Nehra post office; the LGD village code is 227251. The sarpanch is SHYAM SUNDAR SAHU, and the village votes in Benipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Binay Kumar Choudhary. The population is estimated at 2,000 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tarouni →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itaharwa · this village | 1,696 | 52% | — |
| Bishunathpur · Benipur | 7,587 | 40% | — |
| Tarauni · Benipur | 2,312 | 53% | — |
| Parkhotimpur · Benipur | 415 | 35% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Itaharwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BENIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tarauni
- Total area (ha)
- 60
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 16.3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Itaharwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Itaharwa
- LGD code
- 227251
- Pincode
- 847233
- Post office
- Nehra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,696
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,000
- Households
- 348
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 850
- Literacy rate
- 52.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Benipur
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Binay Kumar Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHYAM SUNDAR SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Benipur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 847233
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- JagdishpurManigachhi mandal11,595 pop
- Paithan KawaiManigachhi mandal11,038 pop
- BishunathpurBenipur mandal7,587 pop
- Kaesth KawaiManigachhi mandal7,518 pop
- SemraonBenipur mandal6,921 pop
- AmaithiBenipur mandal6,195 pop
- SirampurBenipur mandal5,570 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Itaharwa
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)