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About Iraniyam Village

Iraniyam is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 671 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iraniyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iraniyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625014
Area (hectares) 196.51 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 671
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Iraniyam compares

By the 2011 count Iraniyam is the 48th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 196.51 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Iraniyam

Iraniyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Iraniyam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Iraniyam from other places

Iraniyam lies about 11 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 9.7 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 Iraniyam
Nearest town Kannānendal 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 11 km
District headquarters Madurai 11 km

Villages closest to Iraniyam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Iraniyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Iraniyam village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 48th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Iraniyam village has 671 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iraniyam has about 987 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Iraniyam is 625014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iraniyam covers 196.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Iraniyam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Iraniyam is Kudalnagar, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance for Iraniyam.

Iraniyam is about 11 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iraniyam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 5.4 km away. Kudalnagar is about 9.7 km away. Madurai North is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Illuppakudi (under 2 km), Sembiyanendal (under 2 km) and Maranavariendal (under 2 km).

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

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