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About Iragalu Village

Iragalu is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 52 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iragalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iragalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573134
Area (hectares) 97.77 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 52
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Iragalu compares

By the 2011 count Iragalu is the 186th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 97.77 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Iragalu

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

Iragalu lies about 8.8 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about 4.2 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 Iragalu
Nearest railway station Alur 4.2 km
District headquarters Hassan 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 27 km

Villages closest to Iragalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iragalu village had a population of 112. That makes it the 186th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Iragalu village has 52 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iragalu has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Iragalu is 573134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iragalu covers 97.77 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.

Iragalu falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Iragalu is Alur, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Iragalu.

Iragalu is about 8.8 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iragalu is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 4.2 km away. Hassan is about 8.8 km away. Sakleshpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachanahalli (6.6 km), Hanjagodanahalli (12 km) and Chikkakundur (12 km).

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

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