# Varapalayam Village, Sathyamangalam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/varapalayam/ Village · Sathyamangalam, Erode # Varapalayam Varapalayam is a village in Sathyamangalam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,962 people in 912 households**, the 30th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 2,962people (2011) - 912households - 60.3%literacy - 638402PIN code ## Varapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varapalayam is 638402.** Varapalayam falls in Sathyamangalam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638402 - Gram panchayatVarapalayam - Community development blockBhavanisagar - Census village code634832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varapalayam from nearby towns? - Sathyamangalam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Erode (district HQ)73 km by road - Punjaipuliampatti (nearest town)10 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 Varapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Varapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kavilipalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Alathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punjaipuliampatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Varapalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, tobacco and corn**. Products made here include palm sugar and clay pots. About 61% of the 1,152 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Varapalayam Of every 100 households in Varapalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Varapalayam · ■ Sathyamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **81% Toilet within the home ****13%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **70% Tap water ****86%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **58% Use banking services ****34%** **46% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****51%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Varapalayam? ■ Varapalayam · ■ Sathyamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1252** **966 Working population ****55.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 71% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 486 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (31%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 383 (23%) · **■** Marginal 209 (13%) 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 Sathyamangalam - Gundri3,852 people - Boosaripalayam3,810 people - Vinnappalli3,550 people - Karapadi3,352 people - Erahanahalli2,921 people - Pungar2,912 people - Arulavadi2,891 people - Iggalore2,861 people [All 75 villages in Sathyamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varapalayam?638402 - How far is Varapalayam from Erode?73 km by road - What is the population of Varapalayam?2,962 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varapalayam in?Erode district (Sathyamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Varapalayam?60.3% (Census 2011)