About Varappalayam Village

Varappalayam is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,481, made up of 1,227 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1400.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638657, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varappalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varappalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Dharapuram
Pincode	638657
Area (hectares)	1400.56 hectares
Population	2,481
Male Population	1,227
Female Population	1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Varappalayam compares

By the 2011 count Varappalayam is the 32nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 1400.56 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Varappalayam

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

Varappalayam lies about 41 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Madathukulam, about 29 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 Varappalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Dharapuram	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Madathukulam	29 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	41 km

Villages closest to Varappalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varappalayam village had a population of 2,481. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Varappalayam village has 1,227 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varappalayam has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Varappalayam is 638657. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varappalayam covers 1400.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varappalayam falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varappalayam is Madathukulam, about 29 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 Varappalayam.

Varappalayam is about 41 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varappalayam is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 5.7 km away. Madathukulam is about 29 km away. Tiruppur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.