Varanasi district

District in Uttar Pradesh, India

Not to be confused with Varanasi division, Varanasi tehsil, or Varanasi.

District in Uttar Pradesh, India

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| Satyendra Kumar, 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 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 3,676,841[1]

• Estimate

(2021)

| 4,110,000
• Urban

| 1,597,051 (43.4%)[2]
• Rural

| 2,079,790 (56.6%)[2]
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[update] Census of India, it had a population of 3,676,841.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1853| 420,822| —
1865| 453,414| +0.62%
1872| 502,185| +1.47%
1881| 554,690| +1.11%
1891| 628,380| +1.26%
1901| 681,858| +0.82%
1911| 685,391| +0.05%
1921| 696,188| +0.16%
1931| 745,318| +0.68%
1941| 884,210| +1.72%
1951| 1,047,522| +1.71%
1961| 1,241,210| +1.71%
1971| 1,514,420| +2.01%
1981| 1,919,746| +2.40%
1991| 2,508,110| +2.71%
2001| 3,138,671| +2.27%
2011| 3,676,841| +1.60%
source:[3]

Religions in Varanasi district (2011)[4]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 84.52%
Islam |

| 14.88%
Other or not stated |

| 0.60%

According to the 2011 census, Varanasi district has a population of 3,676,841,[1] This gives it a ranking of 75th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 2,399 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,210/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.32%.[1] Varanasi has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males,[1] 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.[1]

### Languages

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Languages in Varanasi district (2011)[5]

1. Hindi (76.2%)
2. Bhojpuri (19.7%)
3. Urdu (3.24%)
4. Others (0.89%)

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.[5] Bhojpuri is natively spoken in Varanasi.[6]

## Administrative divisions

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The district is made up of three tehsils: Varanasi, Pindra and Rajatalab.[7] 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

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

## Education

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### Universities

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* Banaras Hindu University[8]
* Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
* Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
* Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
* Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (The Salafi University Of India)

### Colleges/Institutes

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* Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)[9]
* International Rice Research Institute[10]
* DAV Post Graduate College
* National Institute of Fashion Technology (Rae Bareli Extension)[11]
* National School of Drama[12]
* Sunbeam College for Women[13]
* Institute of Medical Sciences - BHU

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* Indian Institute of Vegetable Research[14]
* National Seed Research and Training Centre[15]
* Uday Pratap College [16]
* Vasanta College for Women

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Varanasi" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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

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Divisions and districts of Uttar Pradesh, India

Agra division|

* Agra
* Firozabad
* Mainpuri
* Mathura

Aligarh division|

* Aligarh
* Etah
* Hathras
* Kasganj

Ayodhya division|

* Ambedkar Nagar
* Amethi
* Ayodhya
* Barabanki
* Sultanpur

Azamgarh division|

* Azamgarh
* Ballia
* Mau

Bareilly division|

* Bareilly
* Budaun
* Pilibhit
* Shahjahanpur

Basti division|

* Basti
* Sant Kabir Nagar
* Siddharthnagar

Chitrakoot division|

* Banda
* Chitrakoot
* Hamirpur
* Mahoba

Devipatan division|

* Bahraich
* Balrampur
* Gonda
* Shravasti

Gorakhpur division|

* Deoria
* Gorakhpur
* Kushinagar
* Maharajganj

Jhansi division|

* Jalaun
* Jhansi
* Lalitpur

Kanpur division|

* Auraiya
* Etawah
* Farrukhabad
* Kannauj
* Kanpur Nagar
* Kanpur Dehat

Lucknow division|

* Hardoi
* Lakhimpur Kheri
* Lucknow
* Raebareli
* Sitapur
* Unnao

Meerut division|

* Bagpat
* Bulandshahr
* Gautam Buddh Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Hapur
* Meerut

Mirzapur division|

* Mirzapur
* Sant Ravidas Nagar
* Sonbhadra

Moradabad division|

* Amroha
* Bijnor
* Moradabad
* Rampur
* Sambhal

Prayagraj division|

* Fatehpur
* Kaushambi
* Pratapgarh
* Prayagraj

Saharanpur division|

* Muzaffarnagar
* Saharanpur
* Shamli

Varanasi division|

* Chandauli
* Ghazipur
* Jaunpur
* Varanasi

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Varanasi

History|

Intentionally left blank for sometime

Administrative
division|

| Divisions|

Varanasi division

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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|

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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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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

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Vidhan Sabha|

Ajagara
Pindra
Rohaniya
Sevapuri
Shivpur
Varanasi Cantt.
Varanasi North
Varanasi South

Transportation|

| Air|

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

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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

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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

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Churches|

St. Mary's Cathedral

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Hindu
temples|

| Aghori|

Baba Keenaram Sthal

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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

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Ravidasis|

Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan

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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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Cities and towns in Varanasi district

Varanasi|

* Baragaon
* Gangapur
* Kandwa
* Kotwa
* Lohta
* Maruadih Railway Settlement
* Phulwaria
* Ramnagar
* Shivdaspur
* Varanasi

Other districts|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Ambedkar Nagar
* Amethi
* Amroha
* Auraiya
* Azamgarh
* Badaun
* Bagpat
* Bahraich
* Ballia
* Balrampur
* Banda
* Barabanki
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Bhadohi
* Bijnor
* Bulandshahr
* Chandauli
* Chitrakoot
* Deoria
* Etah
* Etawah
* Farrukhabad
* Fatehpur
* Firozabad
* Gautam Buddha Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Ghazipur
* Gonda
* Gorakhpur
* Hamirpur
* Hardoi
* Hapur
* 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
* Sant Kabir Nagar
* Shahjahanpur
* Shravasti
* Siddharthnagar
* Shamli
* Sambhal
* Sitapur
* Sonbhadra
* Sultanpur
* Unnao

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Varanasi division topics

General|

* Purvanchal
* Banaras Hindu University
* Varanasi Nagar Nigam

Mythology, history|

* 2006 Varanasi bombings
* 2010 Varanasi bombing
* Jaunpur Sultanate

Districts|

* Chandauli
* Ghazipur
* Jaunpur
* Varanasi

Tehsils|

* Kerakat
* Jaunpur

Rivers, dams, lakes|

* Ganges
* Karmanasa
* Gomati

Transport|

* NH 2
* Grand Trunk Road
* NH 29
* NH 68
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Varanasi Junction railway station
* Jaunpur Junction
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
* Malviya Bridge
* Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Chandauli
* Ghazipur
* Jaunpur
* Machhlishahr
* Varanasi

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Kerakat Assembly constituency

See also|

* Cities and towns in Chandauli district
* Cities and towns in Ghazipur district
* Cities and towns in Jaunpur district
* Cities and towns in Varanasi district
* Villages in Chandauli district
* Villages in Ghazipur district
* Villages in Jaunpur district
* Villages in Varanasi district
* People from Chandauli
* People from Ghazipur
* People from Jaunpur district
* People from Varanasi

Other Divisions|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Azamgarh
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Chitrakoot
* Devipatan
* Gorakhpur
* Jhansi
* Kanpur
* Lucknow
* Meerut
* Mirzapur
* Moradabad
* Prayagraj
* Saharanpur

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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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