# Irugalur Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/irugalur/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Irugalur Irugalur is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638462**. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 204 households**, the 54th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 614people (2011) - 204households - 69.9%literacy - 638462PIN code ## Irugalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Irugalur is 638462.** Irugalur falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638462 - Gram panchayatAnjanur - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Irugalur from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Erode (district HQ)50 km by road - Nambiyur (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Irugalur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Irugalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nambiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Alukuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Irugalur known for? The main crops are **cattle feed, ground nut and corn**. Products made here include sarees and clay pots. About 48% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Irugalur Of every 100 households in Irugalur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Irugalur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **89% Toilet within the home ****16%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **54% Tap water ****94%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **50% Use banking services ****43%** **53% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****57%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **87% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Irugalur? ■ Irugalur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500** **959 Working population ****60.1%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gobichettipalayam - Mottanam1,111 people - Ammapalayam1,102 people - Avalampalayam960 people - Singiripalayam889 people - Kadasellipalayam355 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Irugalur?638462 - How far is Irugalur from Erode?50 km by road - What is the population of Irugalur?614 (Census 2011) - Which district is Irugalur in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Irugalur?69.9% (Census 2011)