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About Iruveli Village

Iruveli is a mid sized village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 287 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1292.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iruveli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iruveli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kadaladi
Pincode 623120
Area (hectares) 1292.26 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 287
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iruveli compares

By the 2011 count Iruveli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1292.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 989.

Getting to Iruveli

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

Iruveli lies about 49 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 39 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 Iruveli
Tehsil headquarters Kadaladi 8.7 km
Nearest town Kilakarai 39 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 39 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 49 km

Villages closest to Iruveli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iruveli village had a population of 556. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Iruveli village has 287 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iruveli has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Iruveli is 623120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iruveli covers 1292.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Iruveli falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Iruveli is Sattirakkudi, about 39 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 Iruveli.

Iruveli is about 49 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iruveli is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kadaladi is about 8.7 km away. Kilakarai is about 39 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keerandai (under 2 km), Siraikulam (3.1 km) and Silliyanvagaikkulam (4.1 km).

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

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