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About Irde Village

Irde is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,145 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574259, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574259
Area (hectares) 854.66 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irde compares

By the 2011 count Irde is the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 854.66 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1013.

Getting to Irde

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

Irde lies about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 11 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 Irde
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 9.8 km
Nearest town Puttūr 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kabaka Puttur 11 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 19 km

Villages closest to Irde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irde village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Irde village has 1,145 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irde has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Irde is 574259. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irde covers 854.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irde falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Irde is Kabaka Puttur, about 11 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 Irde.

Irde is about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irde is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Puttur is about 9.8 km away. Puttūr is about 9.8 km away. Kabaka Puttur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bettampady (2.1 km), Panaje (3.4 km) and Nidpalli (4.2 km).

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

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