# Varra Village, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam 

# Varra

Varra is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531149**. The 2011 Census counted **955 people in 192 households**, the 12th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 955people (2011)
- 192households
- 42.8%literacy
- 531149PIN code

## Varra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varra is 531149.** Varra falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531149
- Gram panchayatSiragam
- Community development blockAraku Valley
- Census village code584033

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Varra from nearby towns?

- Araku Valley (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)120 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town)120 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 Varra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Varra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 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 Varra known for?

About 64% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Varra

Of every 100 households in Varra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Varra · ■ Araku Valley rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****49%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Varra?

■ Varra · ■ Araku Valley rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1120

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**1053

Working population ****53.1%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 32.0% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 370 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (14%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%)

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 Araku Valley

- Baski1,083 people
- Chompi1,051 people
- Sarabhaguda1,008 people
- Panirangini973 people
- Gugguda938 people
- Mulyagalugu907 people
- Janamguda902 people
- Tudumu856 people

[All 169 villages in Araku Valley](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varra?531149
- How far is Varra from Visakhapatnam?120 km by road
- What is the population of Varra?955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varra in?Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Varra?42.8% (Census 2011)