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About Varagur Village

Varagur is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,213 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636112, 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 Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636112
Area (hectares) 389.98 hectares
Population 2,377
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varagur compares

By the 2011 count Varagur is the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 389.98 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Varagur

Varagur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 67 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 4.4 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 Talaivasal 4.4 km
Nearest town Chinna Salem 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 19 km
District headquarters Salem 67 km

Villages closest to Varagur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Attur 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 2,377. That makes it the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Varagur village has 1,213 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varagur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Varagur is 636112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varagur covers 389.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Varagur falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varagur is Talaivasal, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Varagur.

Varagur is about 67 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varagur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 4.4 km away. Chinna Salem is about 11 km away. Attur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppanatham (1.8 km), Unathur (4.2 km) and Pattuthurai (5.1 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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