# Varachemad Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Varachemad

Varachemad is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 187 households**, the 44th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 702people (2011)
- 187households
- 91.1%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Varachemad PIN code and other codes

Varachemad falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566675

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

## How far is Varachemad from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)39 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)6 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 Varachemad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Varachemad; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Varachemad known for?

The main crops are **mango, mango and cashew**. About 45% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Varachemad

Of every 100 households in Varachemad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Varachemad · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**78%

Use banking services ****67%**

**65%

Television ****66%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Varachemad?

■ Varachemad · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****32.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 89.0% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (54%) · **■** Marginal 43 (19%)

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 Vengurla

- Warchiwadi743 people
- Parule719 people
- Sukhatanbag714 people
- Vajarath705 people
- Shriramwadi693 people
- Khalchiwadi688 people
- Chipi682 people
- Kurlewadi679 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Varachemad from Oras Bk.?39 km by road
- What is the population of Varachemad?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varachemad in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varachemad?91.1% (Census 2011)