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About Varagur Village

Varagur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 739 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varagur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varagur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608002
Area (hectares) 62.29 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 739
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Varagur compares

By the 2011 count Varagur is the 84th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 62.29 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Varagur

Varagur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Varagur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varagur from other places

Varagur lies about 43 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Chidambaram, about 3.6 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 Varagur
Nearest railway station Chidambaram 3.6 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 43 km

Villages closest to Varagur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varagur village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 84th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Varagur village has 739 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varagur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Varagur is 608002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varagur covers 62.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Varagur falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varagur is Chidambaram, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Varagur.

Varagur is about 43 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varagur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Chidambaram is about 3.6 km away. Cuddalore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pettai (under 2 km), Thathampettai (under 2 km) and Jayamkondapattanam (under 2 km).

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

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