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About Iragai Village

Iragai is a small village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 64 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iragai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iragai village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 64
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iragai compares

By the 2011 count Iragai is the 87th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Iragai

Iragai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Iragai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Iragai from other places

Iragai lies about 76 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Borra Guhalu, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Iragai
Nearest railway station Borra Guhalu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Araku Valley 19 km
Nearest town Sālūr 23 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 76 km

Villages closest to Iragai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Araku Valley tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Iragai

As per the Census of India 2011, Iragai village had a population of 134. That makes it the 87th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Iragai village has 64 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iragai has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Iragai is 531149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iragai covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Iragai falls under Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Iragai is Borra Guhalu, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Iragai.

Iragai is about 76 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iragai is in Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Borra Guhalu is about 10 km away. Araku Valley is about 19 km away. Sālūr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dellipadu (under 2 km), Pedagaruvu (under 2 km) and Chendrapodaru (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Iragai today is likely to be higher.

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