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Varanasi
District
Varanasi
Clockwise from top-left: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath, Dept of Electrical Engineering at IIT-BHU, Ahilyabai Ghat, Ramnagar Fort
Location of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Varanasi): 25°20′N 83°00′E / 25.333°N 83.000°E / 25.333; 83.000
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Varanasi
Headquarters	Varanasi
Government
• District Magistrate	S. Rajalingam, IAS
• Police Commissioner	Mohit Agarwal, IPS
• Mayor	Ashok Tiwari, BJP
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Varanasi
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)
Area
• Total	1,535 km (593 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,676,841
• Estimate	4,110,000
• Urban	1,597,051 (43.4%)
• Rural	2,079,790 (56.6%)
Demographics
• Literacy	78.41%
• Sex ratio	913
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional Official	Urdu
• Regional	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-65
Website	Official Website

Varanasi district is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with the holy city of Varanasi as the district headquarters. It is also the headquarters of the Varanasi division which contains 4 districts (including Varanasi).

It is surrounded by Mirzapur district, Jaunpur district, Ghazipur district, Chandauli district, and Bhadohi district. The Ganga (Ganges) river flows through the district. Part of the Varanasi division, the district occupies an area of 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi) and as of the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 3,676,841.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Varanasi district has a population of 3,676,841, This gives it a ranking of 75th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 2,399 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,210/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.32%. Varanasi has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.05%. 43.44% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.24% and 0.78% of the population respectively.

Languages

Languages in Varanasi district (2011)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.19% of the population spoke Hindi, 19.68% Bhojpuri, and 3.24% Urdu as their first language. Bhojpuri is natively spoken Varanasi.

Administrative divisions

The district is made up of three tehsils: Varanasi, Pindra and Rajatalab. All 3 are headed by a SDM.

These 3 tehsils are divided into 8 Blocks: Arajiline, Baragaon, Chiraigaon, Cholapur, Harhua, Kashividyapeeth, Pindra and Sewapuri.

Politics

There are eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies: Pindra, Shivpur, Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt., Sevapuri, and Ajagara.

Education

Universities

• Banaras Hindu University
• Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
• Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
• Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (The Salafi University Of India)

Colleges/Institutes

• Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
• International Rice Research Institute
• DAV Post Graduate College
• National Institute of Fashion Technology (Rae Bareli Extension)
• National School of Drama
• Sunbeam College for Women
• Institute of Medical Sciences - BHU

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• Indian Institute of Vegetable Research
• National Seed Research and Training Centre
• Uday Pratap College
• Vasanta College for Women

References

1. ^ "District Census Handbook: Varanasi" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
2. ^ "Demography"./
3. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
4. "Table C-001 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
5. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. Matthews, P. H. (March 2014). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. OUP Oxford. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-19-967512-8.
7. "Rajatalab tehsil inaugurated". The Times of India. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
8. "Home". bhu.ac.in.
9. "Indian Institute of Technology(BHU)". www.iitbhu.ac.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
10. "IRRI South Asia Regional Centre". 21 January 2019.
11. "Designer Pool".
12. "Varanasi Centre".
13. "Sunbeam".
14. "Institutions".
15. "NATIONAL SEED RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE VARANASI".
16. "Udai Pratap Autonomous College: Accredited B Grade by NAAC :: Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, VarnasiA College With Potential for Excellence, DST-FIST & DBT-STAR College". www.upcollege.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

External links

• Official website

v t e Varanasi
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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

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Divisions	Agra Aligarh Ayodhya Azamgarh Bareilly Basti Chitrakoot Devipatan Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Prayagraj Saharanpur Varanasi
Districts	Agra Aligarh Ayodhya Ambedkar Nagar Amethi Amroha Auraiya Azamgarh Bagpat Bahraich Ballia Balrampur Banda Barabanki Bareilly Basti Bhadohi Bijnor Budaun Bulandshahr Chandauli Chitrakoot Devaria Etah Etawah Farrukhabad Fatehpur Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gonda Gorakhpur Hamirpur Hardoi Hathras Jalaun Jaunpur Jhansi Kannauj Kanpur Dehat Kanpur Nagar Kasganj Kaushambi Kushinagar Lakhimpur Kheri Lalitpur Lucknow Maharajganj Mahoba Mainpuri Mathura Mau Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Pilibhit Pratapgarh Prayagraj Raebareli Rampur Saharanpur Sambhal Sant Kabir Nagar Shahjahanpur Shamli Shravasti Siddharthnagar Sitapur Sonbhadra Sultanpur Unnao Varanasi
Major cities	Agra Aligarh Ayodhya Bareilly Ghaziabad Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Mathura Meerut Moradabad Noida Prayagraj Saharanpur Vrindavan Varanasi
Villages	Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran, Pindra Ahirani, Pindra Aily Aitha Ajaipur Akhari Akorha Amaut Amawar Amilo, Varanasi Araji Line Babhanpura Baghirua Baliakheri Bhelupura Chadpur Dabethuwa Deorai Eshipur Harora Aht. Harora Must. Jafarabad Janakpatti Jayapur Kathiraon Khanzadipur Kuri, Varanasi Lamhi Mehdiganj Phoolpur Raghunathpur Rajesultanpur Saifai Tisaura Vyaspur
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