About Varikkal Village

Varikkal is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,077, made up of 1,040 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varikkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	605201
Area (hectares)	338.88 hectares
Population	2,077
Male Population	1,040
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 31 km distance

How Varikkal compares

By the 2011 count Varikkal is the 62nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 338.88 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Varikkal

Varikkal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Varikkal 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 31 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varikkal from other places

Varikkal lies about 25 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 18 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 Varikkal
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	12 km
Nearest railway station	Perani	18 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	25 km

Villages closest to Varikkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varikkal village had a population of 2,077. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Varikkal village has 1,040 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varikkal has about 997 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Varikkal is 605201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varikkal covers 338.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Varikkal falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varikkal is Perani, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 31 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Varikkal.

Varikkal is about 25 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varikkal is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 12 km away. Perani is about 18 km away. Viluppuram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.