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About Varikunta Village

Varikunta is a mid sized village in Atlur tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 492 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varikunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varikunta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Y S R
Tehsil Atlur
Pincode 516501
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 492
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varikunta compares

By the 2011 count Varikunta is the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Varikunta

Varikunta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Varikunta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Varikunta from other places

Varikunta lies about 19 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Ontimitta, about 16 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 Varikunta
Nearest railway station Ontimitta 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Atlur 19 km
District headquarters Y S R 19 km
Nearest town Badvel 23 km

Villages closest to Varikunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varikunta village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Varikunta village has 492 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varikunta has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Varikunta is 516501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varikunta covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varikunta falls under Atlur tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Varikunta is Ontimitta, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Varikunta.

Varikunta is about 19 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varikunta is in Atlur tehsil of Y S R district. Ontimitta is about 16 km away. Atlur is about 19 km away. Y S R is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maddur (2.1 km), Atlur (2.6 km) and Virur (2.7 km).

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

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