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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html \|title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables \| work= West Bengal – District-wise \|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India \| access-date = 1 July 2017 }}</ref>		As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html \| title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables \| work = West Bengal – District-wise \| publisher = Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India \| access-date = 1 July 2017 \| archive-date = 21 December 2016 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221211050/http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	==Transport==		==Transport==
	A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)\|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road\|GT Road]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php \|title = List of State Highways in West Bengal \| publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police \| access-date = 2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref> ~~Nearest~~ railway station is [[Khanyan railway station]].		A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)\|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road\|GT Road]].<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php \| title = List of State Highways in West Bengal \| publisher = West Bengal Traffic Police \| access-date = 2 July 2017 \| archive-date = 19 December 2016 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161219094346/http://wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php \| url-status = live }}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref> The nearest railway station is [[Khanyan railway station]].

	==Education==		==Education==
	[[Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiliated with the [[University of Burdwan]] and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html \| title = Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya \| publisher = BNM \|access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml \| title = Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly \| publisher = College Admission \|access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref>		[[File:Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya_or_Itachuna_College_in_Hooghly_district_09.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya at Itachuna]]
			[[Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiliated with the [[University of Burdwan]] and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html \| title = Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya \| publisher = BNM \| access-date = 30 June 2017 \| archive-date = 1 July 2017 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170701014936/http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html \| url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml \| title = Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly \| publisher = College Admission \| access-date = 30 June 2017 \| archive-date = 2 July 2017 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170702165613/http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml \| url-status = live }}</ref>

	== Culture ==		== Culture ==
	[[File:Itachuna_Rajbari_11.jpg\|thumb\|Itachuna Rajbari]]		[[File:Itachuna_Rajbari_11.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Itachuna Rajbari]]

	~~[http://www.itachunarajbari.com/~~ Itachuna Rajbari] also known as "Bargee Danga"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.blankslatechronicles.com/story-itachuna-palace-bengal-india/\|title=Inside our Royal Past: A Haunting Story of the Itachuna Palace}}</ref> became a tourist spot of Hooghly district. This was established by Kundan family originated from [[Maratha]] in 1766. Now the palace has been transformed into a heritage hotel. It is known for being the shooting location of many [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] films like [[Lootera]], [[Poran Jaye Jolia Re]], [[Rajmohol]] etc.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/rajbaris-to-come-up-as-boutique-hotels/articleshow/57145225.cms\|title=Rajbaris to come up as boutique hotels\|last=Roy\|first=Tasmayee Laha\|date=14 February 2017\|newspaper=The Economic Times\|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/the-rajbaris-in-and-around-kolkata/\|title=The Rajbaris in and around Kolkata\|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>		Itachuna Rajbari also known as "Bargee Danga"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.blankslatechronicles.com/story-itachuna-palace-bengal-india/\|title=Inside our Royal Past: A Haunting Story of the Itachuna Palace\|access-date=21 March 2018\|archive-date=24 March 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324082256/http://www.blankslatechronicles.com/story-itachuna-palace-bengal-india/\|url-status=live}}</ref> became a tourist spot of Hooghly district. This was established by Kundan family originated from [[Maratha]] in 1766. Now the palace has been transformed into a heritage hotel. It is known for being the shooting location of many [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] films like [[Lootera]], Poran Jaye Jolia Re, [[Rajmohol]] etc.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/rajbaris-to-come-up-as-boutique-hotels/articleshow/57145225.cms\|title=Rajbaris to come up as boutique hotels\|last=Roy\|first=Tasmayee Laha\|date=14 February 2017\|newspaper=The Economic Times\|access-date=28 September 2018\|archive-date=29 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080301/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/rajbaris-to-come-up-as-boutique-hotels/articleshow/57145225.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/the-rajbaris-in-and-around-kolkata/\|title=The Rajbaris in and around Kolkata\|access-date=5 November 2017\|archive-date=7 November 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021417/https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/the-rajbaris-in-and-around-kolkata/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	[[File:Itachuna rajbari.jpg\|thumb\|Itachuna Rajbari]]		[[File:Itachuna rajbari.jpg\|thumb\|Itachuna Rajbari]]

>BikramKundu at 14:57, 4 May 2021

2021-05-04T14:57:09Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| website = {{URL|http://hooghly.gov.in/}}
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'''Itachuna''' is a [[village]] and Itachuna-Khanyan is a [[gram panchayat]] in [[Pandua (community development block)|Pandua]] CD Block in [[Chinsurah subdivision]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Itachuna had a total population of 1,451 of which 735 (51%) were males and 716 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 146. The total number of literates in Itachuna was 1,034 (79.23% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 1 July 2017 }}</ref>

==Transport==
A short stretch of Polba-Khanyan Road links Itachuna to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>Google maps</ref> Nearest railway station is [[Khanyan railway station]].

==Education==
[[Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Itachuna in 1950. It is affiliated with the [[University of Burdwan]] and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and nutrition.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bnmahavidyalaya.org/index.html | title = Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya | publisher = BNM |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BejoyNarayanMahavidyalaya/Bejoy_Narayan_Mahavidyalaya.shtml | title = Bejoy Narayan Mahaviyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref>

== Culture ==
[[File:Itachuna_Rajbari_11.jpg|thumb|Itachuna Rajbari]]

[http://www.itachunarajbari.com/ Itachuna Rajbari] also known as "Bargee Danga"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blankslatechronicles.com/story-itachuna-palace-bengal-india/|title=Inside our Royal Past: A Haunting Story of the Itachuna Palace}}</ref> became a tourist spot of Hooghly district. This was established by Kundan family originated from [[Maratha]] in 1766. Now the palace has been transformed into a heritage hotel. It is known for being the shooting location of many [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films like [[Lootera]], [[Poran Jaye Jolia Re]], [[Rajmohol]] etc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/rajbaris-to-come-up-as-boutique-hotels/articleshow/57145225.cms|title=Rajbaris to come up as boutique hotels|last=Roy|first=Tasmayee Laha|date=14 February 2017|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mediaindia.eu/tourism/the-rajbaris-in-and-around-kolkata/|title=The Rajbaris in and around Kolkata|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Itachuna rajbari.jpg|thumb|Itachuna Rajbari]]

==References==
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{{Hooghly District}}

[[Category:Villages in Hooghly district]]

{{Hooghly-geo-stub}}