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About Varakha Village

Varakha is a large village in Kaviti tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,097 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532292, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varakha village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kaviti
Pincode 532292
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varakha compares

By the 2011 count Varakha is the 14th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,618 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Varakha

Varakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varakha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Varakha from other places

Varakha lies about 110 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Jhadupudi, about 7.2 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 Varakha
Tehsil headquarters Kaviti 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Jhadupudi 7.2 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 16 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 110 km

Villages closest to Varakha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaviti 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 Varakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Varakha village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 14th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,618 residents.

Varakha village has 1,097 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varakha has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Varakha is 532292. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varakha covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varakha falls under Kaviti tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Varakha is Jhadupudi, about 7.2 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 village for Varakha.

Varakha is about 110 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varakha is in Kaviti tehsil of Srikakulam district. Kaviti is about 5.5 km away. Jhadupudi is about 7.2 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deppili Gonapaputtuga (under 2 km), Kusumpuram (under 2 km) and Borivanka (1.6 km).

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

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