About Varapalayam Village

Varapalayam is a large village in Sathyamangalam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,962, made up of 1,445 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1151.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638402, 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	Sathyamangalam
Pincode	638402
Area (hectares)	1151.52 hectares
Population	2,962
Male Population	1,445
Female Population	1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Varapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Varapalayam is the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents. Its 1151.52 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 Varapalayam from other places

Varapalayam lies about 34 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, 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 Varapalayam
Nearest town	Gobichettipalayam	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sathyamangalam	24 km
Nearest railway station	Vijayamangalam	25 km
District headquarters	Erode	34 km

Villages closest to Varapalayam

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

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Common questions about Varapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Varapalayam village had a population of 2,962. That makes it the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents.

Varapalayam village has 1,445 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varapalayam has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Varapalayam is 638402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varapalayam covers 1151.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Varapalayam is Vijayamangalam, 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 village for Varapalayam.

Varapalayam is about 34 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 Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 6.8 km away. Sathyamangalam is about 24 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.