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About Irukkai Village

Irukkai is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 794 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irukkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irukkai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611109
Area (hectares) 328.5 hectares
Population 1,620
Male Population 794
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Irukkai compares

By the 2011 count Irukkai is the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 328.5 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Irukkai

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

Irukkai lies about 11 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kizhvelur, about 4.1 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 Irukkai
Nearest railway station Kizhvelur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 5.5 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 11 km

Villages closest to Irukkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irukkai village had a population of 1,620. That makes it the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Irukkai village has 794 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irukkai has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Irukkai is 611109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irukkai covers 328.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irukkai falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Irukkai is Kizhvelur, about 4.1 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 Irukkai.

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

Irukkai is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kizhvelur is about 4.1 km away. Kilvelur is about 5.5 km away. Nagapattinam 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 Vadakkalathur (2.1 km), Vandalur (2.3 km) and Thevur (2.6 km).

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

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