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About Iradah Village

Iradah is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 275 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iradah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iradah village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 555.71 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 275
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iradah compares

By the 2011 count Iradah is the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 555.71 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Iradah

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

Iradah lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 33 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 Iradah
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 11 km
Nearest town Kānker 11 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 24 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 33 km

Villages closest to Iradah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iradah village had a population of 572. That makes it the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Iradah village has 275 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iradah has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Iradah is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iradah covers 555.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Iradah falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Iradah is Antagarh, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Iradah.

Iradah is about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iradah is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 11 km away. Kānker is about 11 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mardapoti (under 2 km), Jiwalamari (2.6 km) and Malajkudum (3.3 km).

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

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