# Irukkai Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/irukkai/ Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam # Irukkai Irukkai is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,620 people in 447 households**, the 28th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,620people (2011) - 447households - 82.9%literacy - 611109PIN code ## Irukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Irukkai is 611109.** Irukkai falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code611109 - Gram panchayatIrukkai - Community development blockKilvelur - Census village code637730 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Irukkai from nearby towns? - Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)15 km by road - Kilvelur (nearest town)9 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 Irukkai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Irukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Thevur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilvelur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Irukkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 72% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Irukkai Of every 100 households in Irukkai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Irukkai · ■ Kilvelur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **68% Tap water ****59%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **78% Use banking services ****72%** **48% Television ****80%** **91% Mobile phone ****54%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Irukkai? ■ Irukkai · ■ Kilvelur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **953 Working population ****44.9%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (16%) · **■** Marginal 63 (9%) 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 Kilvelur - Karappidagai1,703 people - Sigar1,663 people - Kurukkathi1,627 people - Palakurichi1,624 people - Karappidagai1,615 people - Pattamangalam1,596 people - Killukudi1,570 people - Anaimangalam1,568 people [All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Irukkai?611109 - How far is Irukkai from Nagapattinam?15 km by road - What is the population of Irukkai?1,620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Irukkai in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Irukkai?82.9% (Census 2011)