Varuna is a village in the Mysore district, Karnataka. The area is 12 kilometres eastwards from the city of Mysore and is 141 kilometres from the state capital Bengaluru. Areas such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nagara, JSS Layout 2nd State, Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar, Mosambayanahalli and Shanthaveri Gopal Gowda Nagar are located close to Varuna. The Pandavapura and Shrirangapattana Taluks lie towards its north, Nanjangud Taluk towards the south and Tirumakudal Narsipur Taluk towards the east.

The nearest railway station to Varuna is Chamarajapuram Railway Station, while the Mysore Railway Station is 12 kilometres from here. The nearest airport is the Mysore Airport, 11 kilometres away, while the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru is 184 kilometres from here. Varuna is located at the intersection of the NH 212 and the NH 84A.

Varuna real estate is popular among investors for the area’s rapidly developing infrastructure and a green environment. Property in Varuna includes mostly land parcels and plots on sale. Upcoming projects in the neighbourhood include SMP Developers Mysore Varuna Layout. Varuna property has been rated 3.5 out of 10 on PropTiger.com in terms of liveability.

Varuna has several state-run schools in the vicinity. Government High School Varuna, Delhi Public School Mysore and Mysore Public School are some of the nearest educational institutes. Hospitals situated in the vicinity include Mysore Eye Hospital and Contact Lens Centre, BGS Apollo Hospital and Columbia Asia Hospital. Banks such as Bharatiya Mahila Bank, Kaveri Grameena Bank and State Bank of Mysore have their branches here.