Itahar Subdivision - Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal
Itahar is an administrative subdivision in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Raiganj, while the nearest airport is Malda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 36.8 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 370 km², including 367.05 km² of rural area and 2.75 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 949 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Itahar Subdivision
Itahar Subdivision has a total of 218 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhinagar | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 2 | Aiho | Rural | Joyhat |
| 3 | Aldhanda | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 4 | Algram | Rural | Itahar |
| 5 | Aminhat | Rural | Joyhat |
| 6 | Arazi Kashiabari | Rural | Itahar |
| 7 | Asrafpur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 8 | Bagbari | Rural | Itahar |
| 9 | Bagduma | Rural | Marnai |
| 10 | Bagun | Rural | Durgapur |
| 11 | Bahadol | Rural | Joyhat |
| 12 | Baidara | Rural | Joyhat |
| 13 | Bairgachhi | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 14 | Baje Dakshinal | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 15 | Bajitpur | Rural | Surun-I |
| 16 | Balarampur | Rural | Itahar |
| 17 | Balijol | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 18 | Bamnigaon | Rural | Durgapur |
| 19 | Banagram | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 20 | Banbol | Rural | Itahar |
| 21 | Bangar | Rural | Marnai |
| 22 | Bankur | Rural | Itahar |
| 23 | Banshthupi | Rural | Itahar |
| 24 | Bara Kundana (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 25 | Barabella | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 26 | Barhatti | Rural | Marnai |
| 27 | Bariol | Rural | Surun-I |
| 28 | Barot | Rural | Marnai |
| 29 | Basratpur | Rural | Marnai |
| 30 | Basudevpur | Rural | Kapasia |
| 31 | Batnabaj | Rural | Joyhat |
| 32 | Baul (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 33 | Bausa | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 34 | Behati | Rural | Durgapur |
| 35 | Beldangi (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 36 | Belua | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 37 | Belul | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 38 | Betor | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 39 | Bhabanipur | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 40 | Bhadrashila | Rural | Itahar |
| 41 | Bhadratha | Rural | Durgapur |
| 42 | Bhagnail | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 43 | Bhatingaon | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 44 | Bhelagachi | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 45 | Bhusan Gachhi | Rural | Joyhat |
| 46 | Bidhibari | Rural | Itahar |
| 47 | Birnagar | Rural | Marnai |
| 48 | Bishnupur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 49 | Boaltair | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 50 | Bochkapara | Rural | Kapasia |
| 51 | Chabhat | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 52 | Chalnia | Rural | Itahar |
| 53 | Chandanpur | Rural | Kapasia |
| 54 | Chandigram | Rural | Durgapur |
| 55 | Chandol | Rural | Durgapur |
| 56 | Chauduar | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 57 | Chhayghara (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 58 | Chhilampur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 59 | Chhilimpur | Rural | Kapasia |
| 60 | Chhoto Bahadol | Rural | Joyhat |
| 61 | Chitor | Rural | Durgapur |
| 62 | Churaman | Rural | Kapasia |
| 63 | Dakshin Maheshpur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 64 | Dakshin Syampur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 65 | Dakshinal | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 66 | Daldalia Chak | Rural | Kapasia |
| 67 | Dalideul Chak | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 68 | Damdalia | Rural | Surun-I |
| 69 | Dhamdhol | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 70 | Dharampur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 71 | Dharanda | Rural | Durgapur |
| 72 | Dhigaldanga | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 73 | Dhulahar | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 74 | Digna | Rural | Itahar |
| 75 | Durgapur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 76 | Fatepur Shyampur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 77 | Garia | Rural | Itahar |
| 78 | Gatlu | Rural | Itahar |
| 79 | Gauripur | Rural | Kapasia |
| 80 | Ghera | Rural | Itahar |
| 81 | Ghritatala | Rural | Marnai |
| 82 | Ghughudanga | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 83 | Goalpara | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 84 | Golhat | Rural | Joyhat |
| 85 | Gopalnagar | Rural | Joyhat |
| 86 | Gopalpur | Rural | Kapasia |
| 87 | Gopibati | Rural | Marnai |
| 88 | Gopinathpur | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 89 | Gorahar | Rural | Surun-I |
| 90 | Gosaipur | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 91 | Gulandar | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 92 | Gunarajpur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 93 | Guniakhanda | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 94 | Halimpur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 95 | Haripur | Rural | Surun-I |
| 96 | Hasua | Rural | Durgapur |
| 97 | Hematpur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 98 | Indran | Rural | Surun-I |
| 99 | Itahar (Ct) | Rural | Itahar |
| 100 | Jagadal | Rural | Joyhat |
| 101 | Jamalpur | Rural | Kapasia |
| 102 | Jayahat | Rural | Joyhat |
| 103 | Jiropur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 104 | Jot Narottam | Rural | Joyhat |
| 105 | Kaliganj | Rural | Marnai |
| 106 | Kamalai | Rural | Durgapur |
| 107 | Kamalpur | Rural | Itahar |
| 108 | Kamardanga | Rural | Kapasia |
| 109 | Kapasia | Rural | Kapasia |
| 110 | Kasba | Rural | Joyhat |
| 111 | Kashibati | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 112 | Katabari | Rural | Joyhat |
| 113 | Keotal | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 114 | Khamrua | Rural | Itahar |
| 115 | Kharsata | Rural | Surun-I |
| 116 | Khasra | Rural | Surun-I |
| 117 | Khesra | Rural | Joyhat |
| 118 | Khorna (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 119 | Khuniabari | Rural | Marnai |
| 120 | Kismat Begunbari | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 121 | Koarpur | Rural | Marnai |
| 122 | Kochpara (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 123 | Kokna | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 124 | Kotar | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 125 | Kukrakunda | Rural | Durgapur |
| 126 | Kulator | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 127 | Kumedpur | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 128 | Kunarhat | Rural | Marnai |
| 129 | Lalganj | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 130 | Laskarpur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 131 | Madhuban | Rural | Marnai |
| 132 | Maghiapara | Rural | Joyhat |
| 133 | Mahadipur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 134 | Mahamadpur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 135 | Mahanandapara | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 136 | Mahashunda | Rural | Durgapur |
| 137 | Mahinagar | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 138 | Malanchi | Rural | Marnai |
| 139 | Malinagar | Rural | Durgapur |
| 140 | Manainagar | Rural | Kapasia |
| 141 | Marnai | Rural | Marnai |
| 142 | Mirzadighi | Rural | Marnai |
| 143 | Mirzatpur | Rural | Itahar |
| 144 | Mohagachi | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 145 | Mohanbhuban | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 146 | Mukundapur | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 147 | Mulahat (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 148 | Nadhna | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 149 | Nagua | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 150 | Nahanipur | Rural | Joyhat |
| 151 | Nalbhiti Madhabpur | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 152 | Naldanga | Rural | Durgapur |
| 153 | Nandangaon | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 154 | Narihat | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 155 | Osmanpur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 156 | Paharajpur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 157 | Paikpara | Rural | Itahar |
| 158 | Pajol | Rural | Surun-I |
| 159 | Pakrabari | Rural | Durgapur |
| 160 | Palaibari | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 161 | Panchadebati | Rural | Joyhat |
| 162 | Panpara (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 163 | Para | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 164 | Parbbatipur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 165 | Parergram | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 166 | Parmeswarbati | Rural | Joyhat |
| 167 | Paschim Saiyadpur (I) | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 168 | Paschim Sakodanga | Rural | Durgapur |
| 169 | Pashim Durlabhpur | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 170 | Patinahar | Rural | Marnai |
| 171 | Patirajpur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 172 | Patnalia | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 173 | Phkhuria | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 174 | Piralipara | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 175 | Porsha | Rural | Itahar |
| 176 | Purba Durlabhpur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 177 | Purba Nagua | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 178 | Purba Sakodanga | Rural | Durgapur |
| 179 | Purushattambari | Rural | Kapasia |
| 180 | Rahai | Rural | Durgapur |
| 181 | Rajgram | Rural | Durgapur |
| 182 | Rajkot | Rural | Marnai |
| 183 | Ramdanga | Rural | Itahar |
| 184 | Ranapur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 185 | Ranipur | Rural | Itahar |
| 186 | Sadapur | Rural | Durgapur |
| 187 | Sahabhita | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 188 | Sahapur | Rural | Itahar |
| 189 | Sandia | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 190 | Sarishatuli | Rural | Joyhat |
| 191 | Shasan | Rural | Joyhat |
| 192 | Shishai | Rural | Marnai |
| 193 | Shurun | Rural | Surun-I |
| 194 | Shyampur | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 195 | Sibrampur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 196 | Simuldanga | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 197 | Simuldanga (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 198 | Sohair | Rural | Itahar |
| 199 | Sonapur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 200 | Sridharpur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 201 | Srimantapur | Rural | Gulandar-I |
| 202 | Sripur | Rural | Itahar |
| 203 | Subarnapur | Rural | Gulandar-Ii |
| 204 | Sujal | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 205 | Suliapara | Rural | Itahar |
| 206 | Taltungi | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 207 | Tegaj | Rural | Kapasia |
| 208 | Tharais | Rural | Marnai |
| 209 | Thilbil | Rural | Marnai |
| 210 | Tiabari (H) | Rural | Chhayghara |
| 211 | Tiarbati | Rural | Itahar |
| 212 | Tilna | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 213 | Titiha | Rural | Kapasia |
| 214 | Ujalpur | Rural | Patirajpur |
| 215 | Ujani | Rural | Surun-Ii |
| 216 | Ujantor | Rural | Itahar |
| 217 | Uttar Jamalpur | Rural | Durlovpur |
| 218 | Uttar Maheshpur | Rural | Durlovpur |
Population of Itahar Subdivision
According to the 2011 Census, Itahar Subdivision had a total population of 3,03,678 people living in 66,041 households. The population comprised 1,55,777 males and 1,47,901 females, with an average population density of 821 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,03,678 | 2,97,656 | 6,022 |
| Male Population | 1,55,777 | 1,52,753 | 3,024 |
| Female Population | 1,47,901 | 1,44,903 | 2,998 |
| Total Households | 66,041 | 64,607 | 1,434 |
| Population Density | 821 / km² | 811 / km² | 2,190 / km² |
Itahar Subdivision had 1,53,345 literate people and 43,549 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 78,177 and 25,334 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 43,549 | 42,925 | 624 |
| Literate Population | 1,53,345 | 1,49,149 | 4,196 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,50,333 | 1,48,507 | 1,826 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 78,177 | 76,891 | 1,286 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 25,334 | 24,859 | 475 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.