# Irukkur Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/irukkur/ Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal # Irukkur Irukkur is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,733 people in 786 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 2,733people (2011) - 786households - 65.7%literacy - 637204PIN code ## Irukkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Irukkur is 637204.** Irukkur falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637204 - Gram panchayatIrukkur - Community development blockKabilarmalai - Census village code634743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Irukkur from nearby towns? - Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)28 km by road - Velur (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 Irukkur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Irukkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Kapilakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Velur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pillakalathur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Irukkur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, tapioca and corn**. Products made here include egg, jaggery and paper mill. About 56% of the 1,270 hectares of village land is sown, and 512 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 Irukkur Of every 100 households in Irukkur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Irukkur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****39%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **53% Tap water ****88%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **45% Use banking services ****42%** **56% Television ****80%** **88% Mobile phone ****71%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****56%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****89%** **89% 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 Irukkur? ■ Irukkur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **895 Working population ****65.3%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 579 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 684 (38%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 272 (15%) · **■** Marginal 239 (13%) 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 Paramathi-Velur - Gopanampalayam3,217 people - Selur3,152 people - Sittampoondi3,131 people - Nadandai2,838 people - Kolaram2,690 people - Kumarapalayam2,681 people - Kottamangalam2,534 people - Viranampalayam2,451 people [All 61 villages in Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Irukkur?637204 - How far is Irukkur from Namakkal?28 km by road - What is the population of Irukkur?2,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Irukkur in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Irukkur?65.7% (Census 2011)