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About Iruppu Village

Iruppu is one of the larger villages in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,077, made up of 3,617 males and 3,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1652.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iruppu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iruppu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 607805
Area (hectares) 1652.76 hectares
Population 7,077
Male Population 3,617
Female Population 3,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Iruppu compares

By the 2011 count Iruppu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1652.76 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Iruppu

Iruppu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Iruppu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Iruppu from other places

Iruppu lies about 39 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Uttangalmangalam, about 10 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 Iruppu
Nearest town Neyveli 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Uttangalmangalam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 17 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 39 km

Villages closest to Iruppu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iruppu village had a population of 7,077. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Iruppu village has 3,617 males and 3,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iruppu has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Iruppu is 607805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iruppu covers 1652.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Iruppu falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Iruppu is Uttangalmangalam, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Iruppu.

Iruppu is about 39 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iruppu is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 7.9 km away. Uttangalmangalam is about 10 km away. Virudhachalam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudappuli (2.9 km), Velangulam Rf (4.1 km) and Periyakappankulam (4.2 km).

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

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