# Varthur, Bangalore South, Bangalore – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/varthur/ Village · Bangalore South, Bangalore # Varthur Varthur is a village in [Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/) sub-district of [Bangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **562130**. The 2011 Census counted **1,347 people in 284 households**, the 40th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,347people (2011) - 284households - 72.0%literacy - 562130PIN code ## Varthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varthur is 562130.** Varthur falls in Bangalore South sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka. - PIN code562130 - Gram panchayatCholanaikanahalli - Community development blockBangalore South - Census village code612964 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varthur from nearby towns? - Bangalore South (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Bangalore (district HQ)28 km by road - Nelamangala (nearest town)13 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 Varthur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Varthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · =R15771 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R15771 - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Varthur known for? The main crops are **paddy, flowers and vegetables**. Products made here include medicine and bricks. About 74% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Varthur Of every 100 households in Varthur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Varthur · ■ Bangalore South rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****42%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **26% Tap water ****15%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **35% Use banking services ****52%** **51% Television ****67%** **71% Mobile phone ****72%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****81%** **58% 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 Varthur? ■ Varthur · ■ Bangalore South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **935 Working population ****45.5%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (10%) · **■** Household industry 32 (5%) · **■** Other work 354 (58%) · **■** Marginal 101 (16%) 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 Bangalore South - Ravugodlu1,397 people - Kurubarahalli1,378 people - K. Chudahalli1,371 people - Devagere1,368 people - Madapatna1,321 people - O.B.Chudahalli1,255 people - Chikkanahalli1,248 people - Nelaguli1,198 people [All 103 villages in Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varthur?562130 - How far is Varthur from Bangalore?28 km by road - What is the population of Varthur?1,347 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varthur in?Bangalore district (Bangalore South sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Varthur?72.0% (Census 2011)