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{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Varagur
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Varagur gram panchayat
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname = Varagoor
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = Right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Varagur in Tamil Nadu
| coordinates = {{coord|11|09|N|78|21|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[:India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_type4 = [[Revenue block]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[:Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[:Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[:Namakkal]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Erumaipatti block]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[:Sendamangalam taluk|Senthamangalam]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1847
| founder =
| named_for =
| population_demonym = Varagooraans
| government_type = Gram Panchayat
| governing_body = Varagur gram panchayat
| leader_title = Panchayat Head
| leader_name = Santhi Jeyagobi
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| blank2_name = {{nowrap|[[Official language]]}}
| blank2_info = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 11.4019
| area_total_sq_mi = 4.4023
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 218
| population_total = 8,145
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 637021 (Varagur S.O)
| area_code = 91 - 04286
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = TN-88(Namakkal South)
| website = {{URL|http://www.varagur.nkl.tn.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}

'''Varagur''' is a village in [[Sendamangalam taluk|Senthamangalam Taluk]], [[Namakkal district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state. [[Erumaipatti]] is 7 kilometers and [[Thathaiyangarpet]] is 9 kilometers away from the village. The Varagur village is located in the state [[Tamil Nadu]] having state code 33 and having the village code 634663. The Namakkal is the district of this village with district code 609. The total geographical area in which this village is expanded in {{convert|1140|ha|acre}}.{{cn|date=August 2023}} The village is known for the [[Varagur Venkatesa Perumal Koil]], one of the 108 [[Abhimana Kshethram|Abhimana Kshethra]] temples.

==Demographics==
According to 2011 census the village has 719 households with the total population 2833, out of which 1402 are male 1431 are female. The total number of children in the age group of 0-6 was 303.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Varagur Village Population - Thiruvaiyaru - Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/638742-varagur-tamil-nadu.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

The Varagur village is situated in the Namakkal district with district code number 609. Namakkal is the subdistrict (tehsil / mandal), is a low-level administrative division of a district, of this village, having the sub district code is 05747. Erumaipatti is the Community Development Block (C.D. Block) of this village with C.D. Block code number 0109. The gram panchayat for this village is Varagur, Devarayapuram and its gram panchayat code is 0053, 0034. Namakkal is the Sub-district headquarter of this village and it is situated 14 kilometres away from this village. The district headquarters' name is Namakkal and as per distance concern it is 25 kilometres from the Varagur village.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

==Sub villages==
* Varagur
* Sellipalayam
* [[Kasthuripatti]]
* Manikkavelur
* Kanjampatti
* Varagur Colony

==Political landscape==
As a gram panchayat this village is having 3 wards, and it will be under [[Senthamangalam (state assembly constituency)]] of [[Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2006}}</ref>

==Literacy==
Literacy rate of the village is 75%. Male literacy rate is 80% and female literacy rate is 70%. 2134 people out of 2833(the total population of Varagur) are literate.{{Contradictory inline|reason=population inconsistent with infobox|date=December 2025}}

==Major places==
Varagur has a Telephone exchange, [[Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited|TNPDCL]]'s Office, India Post-637021 Post office, Primary Health Center, Deputy Health Center, Veterinary Hospital, Milk Saturation center, 1 Government Higher Secondary School, 1 Government Elementary School, 2 [[Private school|private educational institutions]], 2 Stone [[crusher]]s, 3 [[Anganwadi]], 2 [[Public library]], [[Government]] Boys Hostel, Marriage Hall, [[Church (building)|Church]], [[Mosque]], [[Temple]]s, and private [[clinic]]s.

The total number of households in Varagur village are 2371. It rely on the total population of 8911 people. As far as male population concern the number of population is 4441 of the village Varagur and the total female population number is 4470. The reference taken to publish these data is of year 2009. The source of data is Census of India.

==Sex ratio==
The sex ratio is the ratio of Varagur males to females in the population of 8911 (normalized to 100). In most sexually reproducing species, the ratio tends to be 1:1 as it is explained by Fisher's principle. The sex ratio of Varagur village is 99.351230425056.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001 |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=16 June 2004}}</ref>

* Total Households = 2371
* Total Population = 8911
* Male Population = 4441
* Female Population = 4470
* Sex Ratio = 99.35%<ref name=":0" />

==Other information==
* The area of the village is 5.97 square kilometers.
* There are about 819 houses in Varagur.
* As per 2009 stats, Varagur was a gram panchayat.
* [[Erumaipatti]] is 5 kilometers and [[Thathaiyangarpet]] is 9 kilometers away from the village.
* Varagur is the native place of cinema director [[M. Saravanan (film director)|M. Saravanan]]. He is the director of the film [[Engaeyum Eppothum]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Local government in India}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Namakkal district]]
[[Category:Indian words and phrases]]

Varagur - Revision history

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