Itahar is located at 25°27′N 88°10′E.
Itahar community development block has an area of 362.82 km
Floods in Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpr districts of West Bengal are a regular feature. They destroy the economy, life and property of the people including agricultural crop. A comprehensive plan document or Master Plan has been drawn up but floods continue to plague the region. Mahananda and Sui rivers destroy Itahar every year.
Kapasia ( 7 KM ) , Patirajpur ( 8 KM ) , Durgapur ( 9 KM ) , Gulandar-i ( 11 KM ) , Marnai ( 14 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Itahar. Itahar is surrounded by Harirampur Block towards East , Chanchal-I Block towards west , Chanchal-II Block towards west , Kushmandi Block towards East .
Raiganj , Dalkhola , Sahibganj , Manihari are the nearby Cities to Itahar.
This Place is in the border of the Dinajpur Uttar District and Dinajpur Dakshin District. Dinajpur Dakshin District Harirampur is East towards this place . Also it is in the Border of other district Maldah .
Gram panchayats of Itahar block/ panchayat samiti are: Chhayghara, Durgapur, Durlovpur, Gulandar I, Gulandar II, Itahar, Jayhat, Kapasia, Marnai, Patirajpur, Sarun I and Sarun II
As per 2011 Census of India Itahar CD Block had a total population of 303,678 of which 297,656 were rural and 6,022 were urban. There were 155,777 males and 147,901 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 78,177 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 25,334