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About Varagur Village

Varagur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 591 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, 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 Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606402
Area (hectares) 184.21 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 591
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varagur compares

By the 2011 count Varagur is the 122nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 184.21 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 58 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, 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 Varagur
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 4.7 km
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 18 km
Nearest railway station Siruvattur 29 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 58 km

Villages closest to Varagur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankarapuram 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 1,216. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Varagur village has 591 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varagur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Varagur is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varagur covers 184.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Varagur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Varagur is Siruvattur, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Varagur.

Varagur is about 58 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varagur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 4.7 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 18 km away. Siruvattur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timmanandal (under 2 km), Kulathur (1.8 km) and Arur (2.0 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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