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Itawa

Umreth mandal
Pincode 480331
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Itawa observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Chhindwara
PC 16
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Junnardeo
AC 122 · ST
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mr Manesh Kumar
Contact: 99****4930
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LGD code
494793
Pincode
480331
Post office
Saori Bazaar
Population
746
Households
169
Literacy rate
56.6%
Sex ratio
1016 ♀/1000♂
Workers
446
Census 2011 · in context

How Itawa compares

By population, Itawa ranks #50 of 101 villages in Umreth mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.6%
+4.8% vs mandal average
Itawa56.6%
Umreth mandal51.8%
Chhindwara district61.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+43 vs mandal average
Itawa1,016
Umreth mandal973
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
Itawa4.4
Umreth mandal5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Itawa at a glance

Itawa is a village of 746 people in 169 households (Census 2011) in Umreth tehsil, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 101 villages in Umreth tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 480331, served by Saori Bazaar post office; the LGD village code is 494793. The sarpanch is Mr Manesh Kumar, and the village votes in Junnardeo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sunil Uikey. The population is estimated at 880 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Itawa

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)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DONGAR PARASIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
283.47
Irrigated area (ha)
123.13
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Itawa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Itawa

LGD code
494793
Pincode
480331
Post office
Saori Bazaar
Population (Census 2011)
746
Population (projected 2026)
880
Households
169
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1016
Literacy rate
56.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Junnardeo
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sunil Uikey
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Mr Manesh Kumar
Block / Mandal
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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