About Ira Village

Ira is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,376, made up of 3,648 males and 3,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1319.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ira village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574323
Area (hectares)	1319.8 hectares
Population	7,376
Male Population	3,648
Female Population	3,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ira compares

By the 2011 count Ira is the 6th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1319.8 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Ira

Ira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ira from other places

Ira lies about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 7.7 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 Ira
Nearest railway station	Kalladaka	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	9.4 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	9.4 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	27 km

Villages closest to Ira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ira village had a population of 7,376. That makes it the 6th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Ira village has 3,648 males and 3,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ira has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Ira is 574323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ira covers 1319.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ira falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ira is Kalladaka, about 7.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ira.

Ira is about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ira is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 7.7 km away. Bantval is about 9.4 km away. Bantvāl is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.