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About Varam Village

Varam is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 678 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1950.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 1950.32 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 678
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varam compares

By the 2011 count Varam is the 117th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1950.32 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Varam

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

Varam lies about 94 km from Viluppuram. 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 Varam
Nearest town Attur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 34 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 94 km

Villages closest to Varam

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 Varam

As per the Census of India 2011, Varam village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 117th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Varam village has 678 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varam has about 950 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Varam is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varam covers 1950.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Varam notes the nearest railway station 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 Varam.

Varam is about 94 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Attur is about 14 km away. Sankarapuram is about 34 km away. Viluppuram is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppur (1.8 km), Vandagappadi (3.3 km) and Thorangur (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Varam today is likely to be higher.

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