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Itarsi is a city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India in Narmadapuram District.[2] Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India namely Mumbai to Calcutta and Delhi to Chennai pass through Itarsi.Itarsi has large number of agro-based industries and warehouses . Itarsi got its name by "eeta(eent)", (literally means brick in Hindi) and "rassi", (literally means rope in Hindi). Bricks and ropes had been made earlier in itarsi. It has an Ordnance Factory.[3] The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Tawa Dam are nearby. Nearest airport Bhopal.

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Itarsi
City
ITARSI JN.
Itarsi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Itarsi Itarsi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.62°N 77.75°E / 22.62; 77.75
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Narmadapuram
Government
• MLA	Dr. Sita Sharan Sharma
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	99,330
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	461111
Telephone code	91 7572
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP-05
Sex ratio	1.08:1 ♂/♀

Geography

Itarsi is located at 22.62°N 77.75°E / 22.62; 77.75.[4] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet).

Itarsi Tehsil Population Statistics

Itarsi is a sub district in the Narmadapuram 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 117,394 are living in villages (rural 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 the 2011 Census of India,[5] 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. It has a municipality with 34 wards and headed by a municipality chairperson.

Transport

Itarsi Junction railway station

Itarsi is one of the biggest railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh, 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 busiest 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. *

Diesel loco shed

Itarsi Diesel Loco Shed is an engine shed located in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1964 with holding of 40 Diesel Locomotives. It comes under the Jabalpur railway division of the West Central Railway zone.[6]

History

As one of the oldest Diesel Loco Shed, It was opened in the year 1964 with a total no. Of 40 locos.[7]

Operations

After the electrification of Itarsi-Allahabad section at a cost of Rs 350 cr and Itarsi-Jabalpur at a cost of Rs 134 cr,[8] it now services both diesel and electric locomotives.[9] Two Effluent Treatment plant and Incinerator are also available. It also has canteen facility for the staff members. In 2020, it employed around 750 people. [10]

In 2014, amidst reports of contact dermatitis caused by diesel handling in other Indian Railway sheds,[11] around 100 mechanics from Itarsi shed also reported persistent skin afflictions.[12]

In 2021, 23 diesel locomotives were scrapped in the shed earning 13.86 crores. The shed consumed 875 MWh electricity in 2019-20 and 563 MWh in 2020–21.[13]

Locomotives

SN	Locomotive	HP	Quantity
1.	WDM-3A	3100	50
2.	WDM-3D	3300	42
3.	WDG-4/4D	4500	53
4.	WDS-6	1400	17
5.	WAG-5	4360	20
Total Locomotives Active as of 1-12-2021[14][15]			182

References

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