# Varagur Village, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur 

# Varagur

Varagur is a village in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,833 people in 719 households**, the 12th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 2,833people (2011)
- 719households
- 84.3%literacy
- 613101PIN code

## Varagur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varagur is 613101.** Varagur falls in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code613101
- Gram panchayatVaragur
- Community development blockThiruvaiyaru
- Census village code638742

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?

- Thiruvaiyaru (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Thirukkattupalli (nearest town)9 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?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Varagur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirukkattupalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vallam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirukkattupalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 85% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 506 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, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Varagur · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****92%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**72%

Use banking services ****36%**

**40%

Television ****88%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**939

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.4% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (17%) · **■** Marginal 759 (63%)

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 Thiruvaiyaru

- Kalayanapuram3,388 people
- Rayampettai2,947 people
- Vilangudi2,877 people
- Kalyanapuram II Sethi2,864 people
- Konerirajapuram2,808 people
- Kandamangalam2,768 people
- Karkudi2,750 people
- Vishnampettai2,655 people

[All 77 villages in Thiruvaiyaru](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varagur?613101
- How far is Varagur from Thanjavur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Varagur?2,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varagur in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvaiyaru sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Varagur?84.3% (Census 2011)
