# Varikkal Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/varikkal/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Varikkal Varikkal is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,077 people in 495 households**, the 62nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,077people (2011) - 495households - 80.4%literacy - 605201PIN code ## Varikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varikkal is 605201.** Varikkal falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605201 - Gram panchayatVarikkal - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632476 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varikkal from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)31 km by road - Ananthapuram (nearest town)5 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 Varikkal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Varikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gingee - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 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 Varikkal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. About 58% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Varikkal Of every 100 households in Varikkal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Varikkal · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****65%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****68%** **45% Television ****54%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Varikkal? ■ Varikkal · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **931 Working population ****50.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 71.1% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (12%) · **■** Marginal 720 (68%) 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 Gingee - Cholangunam2,120 people - Konalur2,091 people - Ethanemili2,086 people - Malarasankuppam2,086 people - Kadali2,044 people - Taiyur2,043 people - Tuttipattu2,005 people - Pettai2,004 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varikkal?605201 - How far is Varikkal from Viluppuram?31 km by road - What is the population of Varikkal?2,077 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varikkal in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Varikkal?80.4% (Census 2011)