About Varichiyur Village

Varichiyur is a large village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,179 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varichiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varichiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625020
Area (hectares)	484.32 hectares
Population	2,338
Male Population	1,179
Female Population	1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Varichiyur compares

By the 2011 count Varichiyur is the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 484.32 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Varichiyur

Varichiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varichiyur 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 Varichiyur from other places

Varichiyur lies about 15 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 7.8 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 Varichiyur
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	7.8 km
Nearest town	Tiruppuvanam	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	15 km
District headquarters	Madurai	15 km

Villages closest to Varichiyur

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.

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Common questions about Varichiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Varichiyur village had a population of 2,338. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Varichiyur village has 1,179 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varichiyur has about 983 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Varichiyur is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varichiyur covers 484.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Varichiyur is Silaiman, about 7.8 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 Varichiyur.

Varichiyur is about 15 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varichiyur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 7.8 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 9.5 km away. Madurai North is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.