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About Irala Village

Irala is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,096, made up of 538 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645 hectares hectares.

Irala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 645 hectares
Population 1,096
Male Population 538
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irala compares

By the 2011 count Irala is the 61st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 645 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 925.

Getting to Irala

Irala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Irala from other places

Irala lies about 24 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 9.5 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 Irala
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 9.5 km
Nearest town Pātūr 22 km
District headquarters Washim 24 km

Villages closest to Irala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irala village had a population of 1,096. That makes it the 61st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Irala village has 538 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irala has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Irala covers 645 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irala falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Irala is Jaulka, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance for Irala.

Irala is about 24 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irala is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 4.1 km away. Jaulka is about 9.5 km away. Pātūr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Davhi (1.9 km), Warangi (2.4 km) and Ridhora (2.8 km).

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

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