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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MEERA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 258644
- Pincode
- 811315
- Post office
- Sikandra (Jamui)
- Population
- 7,058
- Households
- 1,241
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,991
Census 2011 · in context
How Ita Sagar compares
By population, Ita Sagar ranks #3 of 68 villages in Sikandra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.4%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Ita Sagar
- 49.4%
- Sikandra mandal
- 48.9%
- Jamui district
- 48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+48 vs mandal average
- Ita Sagar
- 985
- Sikandra mandal
- 937
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Ita Sagar
- 5.7
- Sikandra mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ita Sagar at a glance
Ita Sagar is a village of 7,058 people in 1,241 households (Census 2011) in Sikandra block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 3rd-largest of 68 villages in Sikandra block. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811315, served by Sikandra (Jamui) post office; the LGD village code is 258644. The sarpanch is MEERA DEVI, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 8,321 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ita Sagar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- 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
- JAMUI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mahadeo Simaria, Ita Sagar
- Total area (ha)
- 1,467.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ita Sagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ita Sagar
- LGD code
- 258644
- Pincode
- 811315
- Post office
- Sikandra (Jamui)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,058
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,321
- Households
- 1,241
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MEERA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Sikandra
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 811315
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ita Sagar
Other villages in Sikandra mandal
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- Mathurapur
- Gokhula Fatehpur
- Kumar
- Maricha
- Sijori
- Majos
- Mahadeo Simaria
- Rewai
- Ranhan
- Lachhuar
- Bhullo
- Bahadurpur
- Pohe Khushhalpur
- Bichhwa
- Sabal Bigha
- Pirhanda
- Tal Saharsa
- Konan
- Charan
- Khardih
- Dhanwe
- Patamar
- Karma
- Shiudih
- Akauni Marthumbha
- Jagdispur
- Lohanda
- Ramdih Chitauni
- Pakri
- Jalai Dostni
- Acharajdih
- Ghos
- Basaia
- Khutkat
- Raghunathpur
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)