Itarsi

Itarsi
इटारसी
city
Itarsi
Itarsi

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 22°37′N 77°45′E / 22.62°N 77.75°E / 22.62; 77.75Coordinates: 22°37′N 77°45′E / 22.62°N 77.75°E / 22.62; 77.75
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Government
  MLA Dr. Sita Sharan Sharma
Elevation 305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 114,495
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 461111
Telephone code 91 7572
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Vehicle registration MP-05
Sex ratio 1.08:1 /

Itarsi is a city in Madhya Pradesh Located almost in the middle of India. Itarsi is in Hoshangabad District, south of the city of Hoshangabad. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and is the biggest, oldest & the busiest railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India namely Mumbai to Calcutta and Delhi to Chennai pass through Itarsi. It has Ordnance Factory Itarsi of the Ordnance Factories Board which manufactures products for the Indian Armed Forces. The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Tawa Dam are nearby.

Geography

Itarsi is located at 22°37′N 77°45′E / 22.62°N 77.75°E / 22.62; 77.75.[2] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet).

Itarsi taluka Population Statistics

Itarsi is a sub district (tehesil or taluk) in the Hoshangabad district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh.The total population in Itarsi sub district is 240,719 as per the survey of census during 2011 by Indian Government. Of this about 123,325 people are living in the urban (towns and cities) area and about 123,325 are living in villages (rurla areas)

◾There are 49,297 House Holds in this sub district. ◾There are 124,898 males (52%); There are 115,821 females (48%). Itarsi also have Indian Ordinance Factory.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Itarsi had a population of 114,495. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Itarsi has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 69%. In Itarsi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Itarsi comes under "Constituents of Urban Agglomerations of Madhya Pradesh" includes Itarsi (M), Pathrauta (part) (OG), Bhilakhedi (CT) and Meharagaon (CT).

Administration

The city is a Tehsil under Hoshangabad District. It is a part of Hoshangabad Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) & comes under Hoshangabad - Narsinghpur Loksabha (Parliament) constituency.

Transport


Itarsi Junction railway station

Itarsi is one of the major junctions in India, at the crossing of important east-west and north-south routes. Itarsi comes under West Central Railway zone whose headquarters is in Jabalpur. Itarsi is connected via broad gauge lines to Bhopal and Delhi to the north, Bhusawal and Mumbai to the west, the railway junctions of Nagpur to the south and Jabalpur to the east. Rail services from Mumbai to Guwahati and Delhi to Chennai pass through Itarsi. 250 trains are daily passing through. Itarsi runs one express train Vindhyachal express and it runs three passenger trains in Jabalpur route daily. Itarsi is the busy railway station in Bhopal division. The new platforms 6 and 7 opened for Jabalpur, Nagpur and Bhusawal routes.

Apart from railway, National Highway (NH-69) connects Itarsi to major cities Bhopal and Nagpur. New Four lane roads are under the making in to be functional under 5 years. Four Duronto Express trains have technical halts at Itarsi.

Under construction project - * Itarsi-Bhusawal 3rd line. * Itarsi-nagpur 3rd line(Central Railway pushes Rs 140cr third line project in ghat section). * Itarsi-bhopal 3rd line. *

References

DMC Itarsi

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