# Varagur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/varagur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Varagur Varagur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 257 households**, the 122nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,216people (2011) - 257households - 62.6%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Varagur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varagur is 606402.** Varagur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatVaragur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633316 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? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Sankarapuram (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 Varagur? 11 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 · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Devapandalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 and sugarcane**. About 66% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Varagur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **77% Use banking services ****20%** **49% Television ****87%** **76% Mobile phone ****34%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164** **939 Working population ****51.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 55.8% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (78%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Sankarapuram - Erudayampattu1,304 people - Velaiyambattu1,283 people - Keelapattu1,274 people - Ulagudaiyambattu1,218 people - Vezhappadi1,201 people - Maniyarpalayam1,186 people - Anaikkaraikkottalam1,185 people - Suthamalai1,166 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varagur?606402 - How far is Varagur from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Varagur?1,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varagur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Varagur?62.6% (Census 2011)