Varuna is a village in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

district of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state, India.

Location

Varuna village is located on Tirumakudal Narsipur road at a distance of 13.3 km from Mysore. The road from Mysore to Tirumakudal Narsipur forks at Varuna junction. The left deviation continues to T.Nrasipura and Somanathpur. The right deviation goes to Varuna and Sutturu Mutt. The road is well maintained in two lanes.

Landmarks

The housing colony called Lal Bahadhur Shastri Nagar is only three kilometers from Varuna village. J.S.S. Layout if within four km distance. Shanthaveri gopal Gowda Nagar is also within four kilometer distance from Varuna. Varuna is surrounded by Nanjangud, T.Narasipur and Shrirangapattana tauks. The nearest cities are Mysore and

Nanjangud Nanjangud, officially known as Nanjanagudu, is a town in the Mysuru district of Indian state of Karnataka. Nanjangud lies on the banks of the river Kapila (also called Kabini), 23 km from the city of Mysore. Nanjangud is famous for the S ...

Temples

Sutturu Mutt is the spiritual center of Lingayath community of Karnataka state. The mutt runs more than 300 schools in India and abroad. Varuna Thandikere

Post Office

There is a post office in Varuna and the

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is 570010. The post office is called PTC Campus because there is a ''Postal Training Center'' here.

Access

The nearest railway station is Mysore. The nearest airport is Mandakali. There are direct roads from Bannur, Mysore, Nanjangud and T.Narasipur.

Education

There is one primary school in Varuna and one high school in Suttur. Colleges are available in Mysore, 13 km away.

Villages and suburbs

* Hosakotal village * Suttur Mutt * Dandikere village * Chikkahalli village

Demographics

Varuna has a total population of 2,350 people in 529 families as per the 2011 census. The literacy is 62%.

Administration

Varuna village is administered by the head of the village locally called as a ''Sarpanch''. The sarpanch is elected democratically every five years. There are a total of 529 houses in Varuna.

Economy

The people of the village are mostly engaged in agricultural work. Some of them work in Mysore city as the distance is only 13 km.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Mysore district