# Irungal Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Irungal

Irungal is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,659 people in 414 households**, the 56th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,659people (2011)
- 414households
- 72.8%literacy
- 604505PIN code

## Irungal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Irungal is 604505.** Irungal falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604505
- Gram panchayatIrungal
- Community development blockAnakkavur
- Census village code631391

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Irungal from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tiruvethipuram (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 Irungal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anakkavoor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Irungal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 37% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Irungal

Of every 100 households in Irungal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Irungal · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**69%

Use banking services ****92%**

**43%

Television ****90%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Irungal?

■ Irungal · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**965

Working population ****47.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (13%) · **■** Marginal 350 (45%)

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 Cheyyar

- Mahajanampakkam1,707 people
- Narasamangalam1,703 people
- Kovilur1,699 people
- Puliyarampakkam1,673 people
- Thandarai1,645 people
- Sengattankundil1,636 people
- Thirumpoondi1,630 people
- Sumangali1,628 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Irungal?604505
- How far is Irungal from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road
- What is the population of Irungal?1,659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irungal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Irungal?72.8% (Census 2011)
