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About Irvathuru Village

Irvathuru is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,518, made up of 1,160 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1137.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irvathuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irvathuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574114
Area (hectares) 1137.51 hectares
Population 2,518
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irvathuru compares

By the 2011 count Irvathuru is the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1137.51 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Irvathuru

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

Irvathuru lies about 38 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 25 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 Irvathuru
Nearest town Mūdbidri 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 25 km
District headquarters Udupi 38 km

Villages closest to Irvathuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irvathuru village had a population of 2,518. That makes it the 30th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Irvathuru village has 1,160 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irvathuru has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Irvathuru is 574114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irvathuru covers 1137.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irvathuru falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Irvathuru is Nandikoor, about 25 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 Irvathuru.

Irvathuru is about 38 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irvathuru is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Mūdbidri is about 8.9 km away. Karkal is about 9.6 km away. Nandikoor is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Renjala (3.1 km), Sanoor (6.1 km) and Miyar (6.5 km).

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

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