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About Irra Village

Irra is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 179 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 179
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irra compares

By the 2011 count Irra is the 21st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Irra

Irra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gotari, Guma, Gunsa and Halau. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Irra

As per the Census of India 2011, Irra village had a population of 366. That makes it the 21st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Irra village has 179 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irra has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Irra is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irra covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irra falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Irra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Irra.

Irra is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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