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About Irukkur Village

Irukkur is a large village in Paramathi Velur tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,733, made up of 1,343 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1269.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irukkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irukkur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Paramathi Velur
Pincode 637204
Area (hectares) 1269.88 hectares
Population 2,733
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irukkur compares

By the 2011 count Irukkur is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents. Its 1269.88 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Irukkur

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

Irukkur lies about 23 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Unjalur, 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 Irukkur
Tehsil headquarters Paramathi Velur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Unjalur 10 km
District headquarters Namakkal 23 km

Villages closest to Irukkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paramathi Velur 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 Irukkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Irukkur village had a population of 2,733. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents.

Irukkur village has 1,343 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irukkur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Irukkur is 637204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irukkur covers 1269.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irukkur falls under Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Irukkur is Unjalur, about 10 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 Irukkur.

Irukkur is about 23 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irukkur is in Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district. Paramathi Velur is about 5.3 km away. Unjalur is about 10 km away. Namakkal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabilakkurichi (2.3 km), Viranampalayam (2.6 km) and Gopanampalayam (3.1 km).

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

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