Varanasi cantonment

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Varanasi cantonment

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Varanasi Cantonment16.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Direction board in Varanasi cantonment

| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_alt = Varanasi Cantonment

| pushpin_map_caption = Town location on Varanasi district map

| etymology =

| nickname =

| coordinates = {{coord|25.337347|82.979569|display = inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Varanasi district

| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil

| subdivision_name3 = Varanasi tehsil

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_rank =

| area_total_km2 =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 82.96

| population_total = 14,119 {{cite news|title=Demography|publisher=2011 Census of India website|access-date=2015-11-04|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801233-varanasi-uttar-pradesh.html}}

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 =

| population_demonym =

| population_footnotes =

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Hindi & English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 221002 {{cite news|title=Post code|publisher=mapsofindia.com|access-date=2015-11-04|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/}}

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = +91-542

| registration_plate = UP65 XXXX

| website =

| footnotes =

| blank_name_sec1 = Census town code

| blank_info_sec1 = 801233

| blank_name_sec2 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank_info_sec2 = Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency){{cite news|title=Delimitation 2008|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=2015-11-04|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}

| blank1_name_sec2 = Vidhan Sabha constituency

| blank1_info_sec2 = Varanasi Cantt.

}}

Varanasi cantonment is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news|title=Census town details|publisher=Local Government directory|access-date=2015-11-04|url=http://lgdirectory.gov.in/}} 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.{{cite news|title=Distances|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=2015-11-04|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps?source=tldso}}{{cite news|title=Census town coordinates|publisher=latlong.net|access-date=2015-11-04|url=http://www.latlong.net/}}{{cite news|title=Elevation|publisher=daftlogic.com|access-date=2015-11-04|url=http://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm}}

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 {{ref|Demography|[note]}}.

class="wikitable sortable"
DetailsMaleFemaleTotalComments
Number of houses--2760rowspan="5"|(census 2011)
Adult7,7426,37712,685
Children--1,434
Total population--14,119
Literacy92.3%81.2%87.3%

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

Notes

References

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{{Varanasi}}

{{Villages in Varanasi district}}

{{Geographic location|Centre = Varanasi Cantonment

|North = Banaras Hindu University (12 km)

|Northeast =

|East = The Gateway Hotel (Taj Ganges) (2.5 km)

|Southeast = Kashi Vishwanath Temple (6.5 km)

|South =

|Southwest =

|West =

|Northwest = Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (22 km)

}}

Category:Census towns in Varanasi district

Category:Cities and towns in Varanasi district

Category:Cantonment towns in Uttar Pradesh