# Varu Village, Mawal, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mawal, Pune 

# Varu

Varu is a village in Mawal sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 143 households**, the 83rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 971people (2011)
- 143households
- 79.4%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Varu PIN code and other codes

Varu falls in Mawal sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMawal
- Census village code556015

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

## How far is Varu from nearby towns?

- Vadgaon (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)65 km by road
- Lonavala (nearest town)35 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 Varu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Varu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Lonawala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lonawala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Varu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 64% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Varu

Of every 100 households in Varu in 2011, 73 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Varu · ■ Mawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**42%

Tap water ****37%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**46%

Use banking services ****62%**

**71%

Television ****35%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**77%

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 Varu?

■ Varu · ■ Mawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**932

Working population ****58.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 67.8% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 43 (8%)

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 Mawal

- Ozarde981 people
- Kashal978 people
- Tikona978 people
- Brahmanwadi973 people
- Tung958 people
- Kondivade A.m.951 people
- Dahivali950 people
- Adhe kh.943 people

[All 187 villages in Mawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/mawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Varu from Pune?65 km by road
- What is the population of Varu?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varu in?Pune district (Mawal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varu?79.4% (Census 2011)