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About Varaganeri Village

Varaganeri is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 78 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varaganeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varaganeri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625107
Area (hectares) 211.97 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 78
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varaganeri compares

By the 2011 count Varaganeri is the 112th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 211.97 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Varaganeri

Varaganeri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Varaganeri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Varaganeri from other places

Varaganeri lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 11 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 Varaganeri
Nearest railway station Silaiman 11 km
Nearest town Vandiyūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 16 km

Villages closest to Varaganeri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Varaganeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Varaganeri village had a population of 152. That makes it the 112th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Varaganeri village has 78 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varaganeri has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Varaganeri is 625107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varaganeri covers 211.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varaganeri falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varaganeri is Silaiman, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Varaganeri.

Varaganeri is about 16 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varaganeri is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 11 km away. Vandiyūr is about 12 km away. Madurai North 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 Vellaikuppam (under 2 km), Thirukanai (under 2 km) and Chittakkur (2.1 km).

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

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