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About Irakaravalli Village

Irakaravalli is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 132 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irakaravalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irakaravalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573215
Area (hectares) 226.78 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 132
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Irakaravalli compares

By the 2011 count Irakaravalli is the 186th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 226.78 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Irakaravalli

Irakaravalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Irakaravalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Irakaravalli from other places

Irakaravalli lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 8.1 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 Irakaravalli
Nearest railway station Balupete 8.1 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Irakaravalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irakaravalli village had a population of 249. That makes it the 186th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Irakaravalli village has 132 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irakaravalli has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Irakaravalli is 573215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irakaravalli covers 226.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irakaravalli falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Irakaravalli is Balupete, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Irakaravalli.

Irakaravalli is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irakaravalli is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 8.1 km away. Sakleshpur is about 12 km away. Belur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankihalli (under 2 km), Lakkunda (1.9 km) and Gummanahalli (2.1 km).

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

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