# Varathuru Village, Gangadhara Nellore – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangadhara-nellore/varathuru/ Village · Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor # Varathuru Varathuru is a village in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517421**. The 2011 Census counted **4,059 people in 941 households**, the 4th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 4,059people (2011) - 941households - 74.3%literacy - 517421PIN code ## Varathuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varathuru is 517421.** Varathuru falls in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517421 - Gram panchayatVarathuru - Community development blockGangadhara Nellore - Census village code596672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varathuru from nearby towns? - Gangadhara Nellore (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)20 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Varathuru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Varathuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangadhara Nellore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gangadhara Nellore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Varathuru known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery. About 24% of the 1,148 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Varathuru Of every 100 households in Varathuru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Varathuru · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****90%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **83% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****38%** **46% Mobile phone ****57%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Varathuru? ■ Varathuru · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **893 Working population ****47.6%** **45.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.0% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 682 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 804 (42%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 347 (18%) · **■** Marginal 77 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gangadhara Nellore - Vinjam7,620 people - Tungundram5,155 people - Gangadharanellore4,444 people - Nellipalle3,342 people - Velkur3,169 people - Nandanoor2,961 people - Vepanjeri2,710 people [All 35 villages in Gangadhara Nellore](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangadhara-nellore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varathuru?517421 - How far is Varathuru from Chittoor?20 km by road - What is the population of Varathuru?4,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varathuru in?Chittoor district (Gangadhara Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Varathuru?74.3% (Census 2011)