# Irachi Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/irachi/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Irachi Irachi is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628720**. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 1,022 households**, the 3rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 3,266people (2011) - 1,022households - 73.7%literacy - 628720PIN code ## Irachi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Irachi is 628720.** Irachi falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628720 - Gram panchayatErachi - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Irachi from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town)8 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 Irachi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Irachi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Irachi known for? The main crops are **bulrush, black gram and whole green gram**. About 48% of the 1,309 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Irachi Of every 100 households in Irachi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Irachi · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **65% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **86% 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 Irachi? ■ Irachi · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735** **986 Working population ****50.9%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 993 (60%) · **■** Marginal 237 (14%) 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 Ettayapuram - Kadalaiyur3,857 people - Ilambuvanam3,695 people - Thappathi2,730 people - Muthulapuram2,635 people - Kila Eral2,491 people - Vembur2,359 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Irachi?628720 - How far is Irachi from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road - What is the population of Irachi?3,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Irachi in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Irachi?73.7% (Census 2011)