About Irai Village

Irai is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 546 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1351.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Manora
Pincode	496330
Area (hectares)	1351.25 hectares
Population	1,063
Male Population	546
Female Population	517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Irai compares

By the 2011 count Irai is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 1351.25 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Irai

Irai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Irai from other places

Irai lies about 29 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 71 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 Irai
Tehsil headquarters	Manora	17 km
District headquarters	Jashpur	29 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	29 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	71 km

Villages closest to Irai

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

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Common questions about Irai

As per the Census of India 2011, Irai village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Irai village has 546 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irai has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Irai is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irai covers 1351.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irai falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Irai is Lohardaga, about 71 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Irai.

Irai is about 29 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irai is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 17 km away. Jashpur is about 29 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.