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About Varapalayam Village

Varapalayam is a mid sized village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 531 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638056
Area (hectares) 640.71 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 531
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Varapalayam is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 640.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Varapalayam

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

How far is Varapalayam from other places

Varapalayam lies about 12 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 4.2 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 Varapalayam
Nearest railway station Anangur 4.2 km
Nearest town Tiruchengode 6.8 km
District headquarters Erode 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 29 km

Villages closest to Varapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varapalayam village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Varapalayam village has 531 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varapalayam has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Varapalayam is 638056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varapalayam covers 640.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varapalayam falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varapalayam is Anangur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Varapalayam is about 12 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varapalayam is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Anangur is about 4.2 km away. Tiruchengode is about 6.8 km away. Erode is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pappampalayam (6.9 km), Pudupalayam (7.6 km) and Marappanaickampalayam (9.1 km).

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

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