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About Iravan Village

Iravan is one of the larger villages in Kozhenchery tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,999, made up of 4,621 males and 5,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2058 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iravan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iravan village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Kozhenchery
Pincode 689692
Area (hectares) 2058 hectares
Population 9,999
Male Population 4,621
Female Population 5,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iravan compares

By the 2011 count Iravan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents. Its 2058 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Iravan

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

Iravan lies about 23 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Mavelikkara, about 2.8 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 Iravan
Nearest town Māvelikara 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Mavelikkara 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kozhenchery 23 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 23 km

Villages closest to Iravan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iravan village had a population of 9,999. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents.

Iravan village has 4,621 males and 5,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iravan has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Iravan is 689692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iravan covers 2058 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Iravan falls under Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Iravan is Mavelikkara, about 2.8 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 Iravan.

Iravan is about 23 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iravan is in Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Māvelikara is about 2.3 km away. Mavelikkara is about 2.8 km away. Kozhenchery is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulanada (11 km), Mezhuveli (14 km) and Kidangannur (14 km).

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

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