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About Varkur Village

Varkur is one of the larger villages in Kodumur tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,378, made up of 2,675 males and 2,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518464, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varkur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Kodumur
Pincode 518464
Area (hectares) 1549 hectares
Population 5,378
Male Population 2,675
Female Population 2,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varkur compares

By the 2011 count Varkur is the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,459 residents. Its 1549 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Varkur

Varkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varkur from other places

Varkur lies about 35 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Ulindakonda, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Varkur
Tehsil headquarters Kodumur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Ulindakonda 25 km
Nearest town Emmiganūr 29 km
District headquarters Kurnool 35 km

Villages closest to Varkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kodumur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Varkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Varkur village had a population of 5,378. That makes it the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,459 residents.

Varkur village has 2,675 males and 2,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varkur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Varkur is 518464. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varkur covers 1549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varkur falls under Kodumur tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Varkur is Ulindakonda, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Varkur.

Varkur is about 35 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varkur is in Kodumur tehsil of Kurnool district. Kodumur is about 3.5 km away. Ulindakonda is about 25 km away. Emmiganūr is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodumur (3.5 km), Pulakurthy (7.4 km) and Mudumalagurthy (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Varkur today is likely to be higher.

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