Varagani

Varagani
Village
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Varagani Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°05′N80°20′E / 16.083°N 80.333°E / 16.083; 80.333
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Pedanandipadu
Government [1]
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Varagani gram panchayat
Area [2]
• Total	1,892 ha (4,675 acres)
Population  (2011) [3]
• Total	3,874
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522235
Area code	+91–863
Vehicle registration	AP

Varagani is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pedanandipadu mandal of Guntur revenue division. ^[2]

Geography

Varagani is situated to the north of the mandal headquarters, Pedanandipadu, ^[4] at 16°05′N80°20′E / 16.083°N 80.333°E / 16.083; 80.333 . It is spread over an area of 1,892 ha (4,680 acres). ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the village has the population of 3874 of which 1864 are males and 2010 are females. Average Sex Ratio of the village is 1078 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. The population of children under age 0-6 is 376 which makes up 9.71 % of total population of the village. Child Sex Ratio for the Pedanandipadu as per census is 1055, higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939. In 2011, literacy rate of Pedanandipadu village was 70.61 % compared to 67.02 % of Andhra Pradesh. ^[5]

Governance

Varagani gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. ^[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. ^[6] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. ^[7]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has only one MPP school. ^[8]

See also

• List of villages in Guntur district

References

1. "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 378. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. "Population". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 590–591. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
5. "Varagani Census 2011".
6. Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. p. 34. ISBN   9788170992271.
7. "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority . Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh. 30 December 2014. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
8. "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.