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About Irumbai Village

Irumbai is one of the larger villages in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,830, made up of 2,921 males and 2,909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1275.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irumbai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irumbai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 605101
Area (hectares) 1275.72 hectares
Population 5,830
Male Population 2,921
Female Population 2,909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Irumbai compares

By the 2011 count Irumbai is the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 1275.72 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Irumbai

Irumbai 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 Irumbai 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Irumbai from other places

Irumbai lies about 33 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Puducherry, 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 Irumbai
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 6.4 km
Nearest town Gundupālaiyam 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Puducherry 10 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 33 km

Villages closest to Irumbai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irumbai village had a population of 5,830. That makes it the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Irumbai village has 2,921 males and 2,909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irumbai has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Irumbai is 605101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irumbai covers 1275.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irumbai falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Irumbai is Puducherry, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

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

Irumbai is about 33 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irumbai is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vanur is about 6.4 km away. Gundupālaiyam is about 7.5 km away. Puducherry is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Acharampattu (under 2 km), Tiruchitrambalam (under 2 km) and Toruvai (1.6 km).

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

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