# Varichiyur Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/varichiyur/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Varichiyur Varichiyur is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625020**. The 2011 Census counted **2,338 people in 594 households**, the 23rd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,338people (2011) - 594households - 81.3%literacy - 625020PIN code ## Varichiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varichiyur is 625020.** Varichiyur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625020 - Gram panchayatVarichiyur - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640680 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varichiyur from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)15 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 Varichiyur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Varichiyur; 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 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veerapanjan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thindiyur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajakur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Varichiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 14% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Varichiyur Of every 100 households in Varichiyur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Varichiyur · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **64% Tap water ****99%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **63% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****70%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****85%** **81% 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 Varichiyur? ■ Varichiyur · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **936 Working population ****48.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 75.9% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (31%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 410 (36%) · **■** Marginal 318 (28%) 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 Madurai North - Alattur2,543 people - Manjampatti2,421 people - Tirumohur2,399 people - Thamaraipatti2,385 people - Kadakkinaru2,310 people - Meenakshipuram2,046 people - Velichinatham2,020 people - Mathur1,997 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varichiyur?625020 - How far is Varichiyur from Madurai?15 km by road - What is the population of Varichiyur?2,338 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varichiyur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Varichiyur?81.3% (Census 2011)