About Irugalur Village

Irugalur is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 315 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638462, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irugalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irugalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638462
Area (hectares)	636.55 hectares
Population	614
Male Population	315
Female Population	299
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 Irugalur compares

By the 2011 count Irugalur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 636.55 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Irugalur

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

Irugalur lies about 50 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 28 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 Irugalur
Nearest town	Sathyamangalam	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	21 km
Nearest railway station	Vanjipalaiyam	28 km
District headquarters	Erode	50 km

Villages closest to Irugalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irugalur village had a population of 614. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Irugalur village has 315 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irugalur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Irugalur is 638462. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irugalur covers 636.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Irugalur falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Irugalur is Vanjipalaiyam, about 28 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 Irugalur.

Irugalur is about 50 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irugalur is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Sathyamangalam is about 16 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 21 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.