# Varappalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur 

# Varappalayam

Varappalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638657**. The 2011 Census counted **2,481 people in 787 households**, the 32nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 2,481people (2011)
- 787households
- 62.8%literacy
- 638657PIN code

## Varappalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varappalayam is 638657.** Varappalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638657
- Gram panchayatThoppampatti
- Community development blockDharapuram
- Census village code644662

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

## How far is Varappalayam from nearby towns?

- Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dharapuram (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 Varappalayam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharapuram
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Varappalayam known for?

The main crops are **maize, corn and green gram**. Products made here include rice. About 25% of the 1,401 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Varappalayam

Of every 100 households in Varappalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Varappalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**68%

Tap water ****96%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**49%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**48%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Varappalayam?

■ Varappalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**930

Working population ****66.6%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 51.3% for women. 73% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 395 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (29%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 643 (39%) · **■** Marginal 84 (5%)

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 Dharapuram

- Mambadi2,641 people
- Kongur2,581 people
- Velampoondi2,539 people
- Puduppai2,482 people
- Periyakumarapalayam2,177 people
- Sirukinar2,119 people
- Madathupalayam2,049 people
- Arikkaranvalasu2,034 people

[All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varappalayam?638657
- How far is Varappalayam from Tiruppur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Varappalayam?2,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varappalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Varappalayam?62.8% (Census 2011)