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About Irugalur Village

Irugalur is a mid sized village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 674 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637103, 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 Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637103
Area (hectares) 506.74 hectares
Population 1,365
Male Population 674
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irugalur compares

By the 2011 count Irugalur is the 28th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 506.74 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 <5 km distance. 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 27 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Magudanchavadi, about 6.0 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 railway station Magudanchavadi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 11 km
Nearest town Sankagiri 11 km
District headquarters Salem 27 km

Villages closest to Irugalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irugalur village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 28th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Irugalur village has 674 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irugalur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Irugalur is 637103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irugalur covers 506.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irugalur falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Irugalur is Magudanchavadi, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Irugalur.

Irugalur is about 27 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irugalur is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Magudanchavadi is about 6.0 km away. Sankari is about 11 km away. Sankagiri 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 Gedikaval (under 2 km), Sellappampatti (2.3 km) and Vaikuntam (2.9 km).

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

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