- Itarsi
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Itarsi | type = city | latd = 22.62 | longd = 77.75
locator_position = right | state_name = Madhya Pradesh
district = Hoshangabad
leader_title = MP
leader_name = Mr. rajendra agrawalaltitude = 305population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 93,783| population_density =
area_magnitude= sq. km
area_total =
area_telephone = 91 7572
postal_code = 461111
vehicle_code_range = MP-05
sex_ratio =1.08:1
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website =
footnotes =Itarsi( _hi. इटारसी) is a city in
Madhya Pradesh state in centralIndia . Itarsi is located inHoshangabad District , south of the city ofHoshangabad .Itarsi is a commercial hub for agricultural goods, and is also famous for its railway junction. The
Bori Wildlife Sanctuary andTawa Dam are nearby. Itarsi got its name from "Intt" (brick) and "rassi" (rope) which used to be traded around the town. Several industries are situated near the town including the ordnance factory andsoya oil mills.Geography
Itarsi is located at coord|22.62|N|77.75|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Itarsi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Itarsi] ] It has an average elevation of 304
metre s (997 feet).Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus , [GR|India] Itarsi had a population of 93,783. 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.Transport
Itarsi is the biggest and one of the oldest railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh , at the crossing of important east-west and north-south routes. Itarsi comes under
West Central Railway zone whose head quarter is inJabalpur . Itarsi is connected viabroad gauge lines toBhopal andDelhi to the north,Bhusawal andMumbai to the west, and the railway junctions ofNagpur to the south andJabalpur to the east. Rail services from Mumbai toCalcutta and Delhi toChennai pass through Itarsi.Education
Various institutes are serving the educational need of the people of Itarsi. There is lot of good institute but not for professional and technical education. After completion of their school education,students have to go for higher study to cities like
Bhopal ,Indore ,Gwalior ,Jabalpur etc.List of various Schools
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Govt.A.N.S.S.SCHOOL O.F.ITARSI
* Kendriya Vidyalaya
* Saraswati Uchhater madhyamik Vidyaya
* Shri Tagore Vidhya Mandir
* Guru Nanak Public School
* St. Joseph Convent Girls School
* m.g.m.school rasilpur itarsi (m.p.)
* Govt. Boys School
* Govt. Girls School
* Friends school
* West Central Railway Senior Secondary School.new yard itarsi
* S.D.T.M.(Shambhu Dayaal Tiwari Memorial) School Shivrajpuri colony
* Govt. Higher Secondary School, Tawanagar
* Govt. Girls High School, Tawanagar
* taskhshila high school,malviyagnj,itarsi
* govt.TWD highschool,jujharpurList of Colleges
* [http://www.mp.gov.in/highereducation/itarsi/index.htm Govt. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial P.G. College, Itarsi]
* Govt. Girls College
* Vardhaman College
* H.L. Agrawal CollegeAdministration
The city is being represented by BJP leader Shri Girija Shankar Sharma in the vidhan sabha. Nagar Palika president is INC leadeer Shri Ashok Sahu. The city falls into the
Hoshangabad Lok Sabha .References
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