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About Varagur Village

Varagur is a large village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,833, made up of 1,402 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613101, 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 Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613101
Area (hectares) 597.32 hectares
Population 2,833
Male Population 1,402
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varagur compares

By the 2011 count Varagur is the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 597.32 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

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 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 17 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Budalur, about 6.9 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 Budalur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 12 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 17 km

Villages closest to Varagur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thiruvaiyaru 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 2,833. That makes it the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Varagur village has 1,402 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varagur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Varagur is 613101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varagur covers 597.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varagur falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varagur is Budalur, about 6.9 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 Varagur.

Varagur is about 17 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varagur is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Budalur is about 6.9 km away. Thiruvaiyaru is about 12 km away. Thanjavur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannarsamudram (under 2 km), Ammayagaram (1.6 km) and Kandamangalam (2.2 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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