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About Irukurai Village

Irukurai is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 35 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irukurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irukurai village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 35
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irukurai compares

By the 2011 count Irukurai is the 148th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Irukurai

Irukurai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irukurai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Irukurai from other places

Irukurai lies about 72 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 20 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 Irukurai
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 13 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 20 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 38 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 72 km

Villages closest to Irukurai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukumpeta 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 Irukurai

As per the Census of India 2011, Irukurai village had a population of 65. That makes it the 148th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Irukurai village has 35 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irukurai has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Irukurai is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irukurai covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irukurai falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Irukurai is Araku Valley, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Irukurai.

Irukurai is about 72 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irukurai is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 13 km away. Araku Valley is about 20 km away. Chodavaram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalamputtu (under 2 km), Mangalamamidi (under 2 km) and Buradagummi (1.7 km).

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

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