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About Irul Village

Irul is a small village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 173 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.97 hectares hectares.

Irul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 282.97 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 173
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irul compares

By the 2011 count Irul is the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 282.97 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Irul

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

Irul lies about 43 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 36 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 Irul
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 21 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 21 km
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 36 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 43 km

Villages closest to Irul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irul village had a population of 333. That makes it the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Irul village has 173 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irul has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Irul covers 282.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irul falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Irul is Ambari(Deccan), about 36 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 Irul.

Irul is about 43 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irul is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 21 km away. Ghātanji is about 21 km away. Ambari(Deccan) is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawtha Kh (under 2 km), Kavtha (under 2 km) and Manjari (2.7 km).

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

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