# Irugalur Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Irugalur

Irugalur is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 384 households**, the 28th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,365people (2011)
- 384households
- 63.6%literacy
- 637103PIN code

## Irugalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Irugalur is 637103.** Irugalur falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637103
- Gram panchayatIrugalur
- Community development blockSankari
- Census village code633933

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?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sankari (nearest town)15 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?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Irugalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sankari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sankari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 **coconut, tapioca and ground nut**. About 78% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Irugalur · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****58%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**56%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****84%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327**

**893

Working population ****66.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 51.0% for women. 70% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 552 (61%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (18%) · **■** Marginal 18 (2%)

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 Sankari

- Sanniyasipatti Ag.2,212 people
- Annadanapatti2,084 people
- Irugalur Pudupalayam1,484 people
- Olakkachinnanur1,391 people
- Virachchipalayam1,272 people
- Sellappampatti1,255 people
- Valayasettipalayam926 people
- Gedikaval735 people

[All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Irugalur?637103
- How far is Irugalur from Salem?30 km by road
- What is the population of Irugalur?1,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irugalur in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Irugalur?63.6% (Census 2011)