About Irak Village

Irak is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 275 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141115
Area (hectares)	346 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	275
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Irak compares

By the 2011 count Irak is the 123rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Irak

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

Irak lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ahmedgarh, about 12 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 Irak
Nearest railway station	Ahmedgarh	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	28 km

Villages closest to Irak

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

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Common questions about Irak

As per the Census of India 2011, Irak village had a population of 536. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Irak village has 275 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irak has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Irak is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irak covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irak falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Irak is Ahmedgarh, about 12 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 Irak.

Irak is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irak is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ahmedgarh is about 12 km away. Ludhiana is about 26 km away. Samrala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.