About Irvathur Village

Irvathur is a mid sized village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,981, made up of 961 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irvathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irvathur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574233
Area (hectares)	464.03 hectares
Population	1,981
Male Population	961
Female Population	1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Irvathur compares

By the 2011 count Irvathur is the 61st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 464.03 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Irvathur

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

Irvathur lies about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 14 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 Irvathur
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	13 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bantawal	14 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	18 km

Villages closest to Irvathur

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 Irvathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Irvathur village had a population of 1,981. That makes it the 61st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Irvathur village has 961 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irvathur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Irvathur is 574233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irvathur covers 464.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Irvathur is Bantawal, about 14 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 Irvathur.

Irvathur is about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irvathur is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Bantval is about 13 km away. Bantvāl is about 13 km away. Bantawal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.