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Irkode observes Bathukamma on Saturday, 10 October 2026, along with the rest of Telangana.
The principal temple recorded for Siddipet Rural mandal is Mahankali Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Irkode itself.
The state festival, kept in every district. Engili Pula Bathukamma on the first day and Saddula Bathukamma on the ninth, the largest, on the eve of Dussehra. Hyderabad's Tank Bund gathering is the biggest single one.
The regional form observed across Telangana. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Irkode ranks #5 of 11 villages in Siddipet Rural mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Irkode is a village of 2,410 people in 595 households (Census 2011) in Siddipet Rural mandal, Siddipet district, Telangana, the 5th-largest of 11 villages in Siddipet Rural mandal. Literacy is 51%, 1 points below the mandal average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,037 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Siddipet district centre, 14 km from Dubbak, the nearest town, 30 km from Gajwel railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 502114, served by Irkode post office; the LGD village code is 572990. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Chinna Gundavalli (Regular), 4 km away. The population is estimated at 2,676 in 2026, up 11% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Irkode →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irkode · this village | 2,410 | 51% | — |
| Tornal · Siddipet Rural | 2,443 | 54% | 2.6 km NW |
| Burugupalle · Gajwel | 1,624 | 57% | 3.3 km E |
| Burugupalle · Siddipet Urban | 1,254 | 54% | 3.3 km E |
| Gundavallikhurd · Siddipet Urban | 2,617 | 60% | 4 km NE |
| Raorukal · Siddipet Rural | 2,667 | 54% | 4.7 km N |
| Appanpalle · Dubbak | 1,630 | 52% | 5 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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