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Varanasi cantonment
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Direction board in Varanasi cantonment
Varanasi cantonmentTown location on Varanasi district map
Coordinates: 25°20′14″N 82°58′46″E / 25.337347°N 82.979569°E / 25.337347; 82.979569
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi district
Tehsil	Varanasi tehsil
Elevation	82.96 m (272.18 ft)
Population
• Total	14,119
Languages
• Official	Hindi & English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	221002
Telephone code	+91-542
Vehicle registration	UP65 XXXX
Census town code	801233
Lok Sabha constituency	Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Varanasi Cantt.

Varanasi cantonment is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The census town does not have a gram panchayat. Varanasi Cantonment Census town is about 2 kilometers West of Varanasi railway station, 324 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 12 kilometers North of Banaras Hindu University.

Demography

Varanasi cantonment has 2,760 families with a total population of 14,119. Sex ratio of the census town is 824 and child sex ratio is 827. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively .

Transportation

Varanasi cantonment is connected by air (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), by train (Varanasi railway station) and by road. Nearest operational airports is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport and nearest operational railway station is Varanasi railway station (22 and 2 kilometers respectively from Varanasi Cantonment).

See also

• Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)
• Varanasi district
• Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Varanasi tehsil

• India

Notes

• All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.

References

1. ^ "Demography". 2011 Census of India website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
2. "Post code". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
3. ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
4. ^ "Census town details". Local Government directory. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
5. ^ "Distances". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
6. "Census town coordinates". latlong.net. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
7. "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

v t e Varanasi
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Administrative division	Divisions Varanasi division Districts Varanasi district Tehsils Pindra, Varanasi Census towns Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt. Villages v t e Villages in Varanasi district Pindra Tehsil Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amilo Aneai Anura Araji Hasanpur Arazi Tari Ashapur Ashwari Aswalpur Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur Babatpur Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Barzi Basni Deorai Eshipur Gang Khurd Janakpatti Kathiraon Kuri, Varanasi Murdi Padari Phoolpur Tisaura Varanasi Tehsil Adampur Aily Aitha Akhari Amaut Amawar Anantpur Araji Line Babhanpura Chadpur Dabethuwa Jayapur Khalispur Khanzadipur Lamhi Mehdiganj Rajpur Vyaspur India portal
Languages & dialects spoken	Bengali Bhojpuri English Hindi Hindustani Urdu
Political representation	MP Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India) MLA Avadhesh Singh Anil Rajbhar Kailash Nath Sonkar Neelkanth Tiwari Neel Ratan Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Saurabh Srivastava Surendra Narayan Singh
Constituency	Lok Sabha Varanasi Vidhan Sabha Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South
Transportation	Air Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Rail Babatpur Bhulanpur Kashi Manduadih Varanasi Junction Varanasi City Varanasi Metro Road Grand Trunk Road National Highway 28 National Highway 35 Malviya Bridge Water Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal
Education	Universities Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU) Varanasi Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Colleges Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women CBSE schools Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School KV-BHU UP board schools C.M. Anglo Bengali College ICSE schools St Joseph's Convent School St. John's School, Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School
Places of worship	Buddhist temples Sarnath Churches St. Mary's Cathedral Hindu temples Aghori Baba Keenaram Sthal Bharat Mata Bharat Mata Mandir Durga or her avatar Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir Hanuman Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple Parvati or her avatar Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple Shiva or his avatar Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir Shri Vishwanath Mandir Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir Others Tulsi Manas Mandir Mosques Gyanvapi Mosque Alamgir Mosque Ravidasis Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan
Ghats	Assi Ghat Dashashwamedh Ghat Ganga Mahal Ghat (I) Lalita Ghat Manikarnika Ghat Munshi Ghat Sant Ravidas Ghat Scindia Ghat Tulsi Ghat
Point of interest	Ashoka Stambh Bharat Kala Bhavan Bharat Mata Mandir Ganges Ghats Jantar Mantar Ramnagar Fort
Hospitals	Sir Sunderlal Hospital

v t e Villages in Varanasi district
Pindra Tehsil	Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amilo Aneai Anura Araji Hasanpur Arazi Tari Ashapur Ashwari Aswalpur Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur Babatpur Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Barzi Basni Deorai Eshipur Gang Khurd Janakpatti Kathiraon Kuri, Varanasi Murdi Padari Phoolpur Tisaura
Varanasi Tehsil	Adampur Aily Aitha Akhari Amaut Amawar Anantpur Araji Line Babhanpura Chadpur Dabethuwa Jayapur Khalispur Khanzadipur Lamhi Mehdiganj Rajpur Vyaspur
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v t e Places adjacent to Varanasi cantonment
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (22 km) Banaras Hindu University (12 km) Varanasi Cantonment The Gateway Hotel (Taj Ganges) (2.5 km) Kashi Vishwanath Temple (6.5 km)

• Census towns in Varanasi district
• Cities and towns in Varanasi district
• Cantonment towns in Uttar Pradesh