# Varagur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/varagur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Varagur Varagur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,470 people in 389 households**, the 84th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,470people (2011) - 389households - 84.0%literacy - 608002PIN code ## Varagur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varagur is 608002.** Varagur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608002 - Gram panchayatVaragur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636888 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varagur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)3 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 Varagur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Varagur; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chidambaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Varagur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 49% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Varagur Of every 100 households in Varagur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Varagur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **69% Tap water ****48%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **70% Use banking services ****75%** **44% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****56%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Varagur? ■ Varagur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **899 Working population ****48.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.2% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (20%) · **■** Marginal 552 (78%) 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 Chidambaram - Tuniseramedu1,519 people - B.Maduvankarai1,507 people - Periyakumatti1,505 people - Agaranallur1,471 people - Saliyanthoppu1,421 people - Melmungilladi1,411 people - Periya Nerkunam1,407 people - Kulappadi1,404 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varagur?608002 - How far is Varagur from Cuddalore?50 km by road - What is the population of Varagur?1,470 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varagur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Varagur?84.0% (Census 2011)