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About Irungal Village

Irungal is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 861 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irungal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irungal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604505
Area (hectares) 470.44 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 861
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 38 km distance

How Irungal compares

By the 2011 count Irungal is the 56th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 470.44 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Irungal

Irungal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Irungal 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 38 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Irungal from other places

Irungal lies about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 32 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 Irungal
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 32 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 64 km

Villages closest to Irungal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irungal village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 56th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Irungal village has 861 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irungal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Irungal is 604505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irungal covers 470.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irungal falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Irungal is Arni Road, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Irungal.

Irungal is about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irungal is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 6.1 km away. Arni Road is about 32 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thavasi (under 2 km), Nelvai (1.8 km) and Sengadu (2.1 km).

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

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