Varanasi district

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| name = Varanasi

| settlement_type = District

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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath, Dept of Electrical Engineering at IIT-BHU, Ahilyabai Ghat, Ramnagar Fort

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| map_caption = Location of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Varanasi

| established_title = Established

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Varanasi

| parts_type = Tehsil

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| area_total_km2 = 1535

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| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 3,676,841

| population_urban = 1,597,051 (43.4%){{cite web|url=https://varanasi.nic.in/demography|title=Demography}}/

| population_rural = 2,079,790 (56.6%){{cite web|url=https://varanasi.nic.in/demography|title=Demography}}/

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy

| demographics1_info1 = 78.41%

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 913

| demographics1_title3 = Language

| demographics_type2 = Language

| demographics2_title1 = Official

| demographics2_info1 = Hindi

| demographics2_title2 = Additional Official

| demographics2_info2 = Urdu

| demographics2_title3 = Regional

| demographics2_info3 = Bhojpuri

| leader_title = District Magistrate

| leader_name = Satyendra Kumar, IAS

| leader_title1 = Police Commissioner

| leader_name1 = Mohit Agarwal, IPS

| leader_title2 = Mayor

| leader_name2 = Ashok Tiwari, BJP

| leader_title3 = Lok Sabha constituencies

| leader_name3 = Varanasi

| leader_title4 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| leader_name4 = Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +05:30

| registration_plate = UP-65

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| website = {{URL|https://varanasi.nic.in/|Official website}}

| official_name = Varanasi

| population_est = 4,110,000

| pop_est_as_of = 2021

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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 {{convert|15,35|km2}} and {{as of|2011|alt=as of the 2011}} Census of India, it had a population of 3,676,841.

Demographics

{{historical populations|1=1853|2=420822|3=1865|4=453414|5=1872|6=502185|7=1881|8=554690|9=1891|10=628380|11=1901|12=6,81,858|13=1911|14=6,85,391|15=1921|16=6,96,188|17=1931|18=7,45,318|19=1941|20=8,84,210|21=1951|22=10,47,522|23=1961|24=12,41,210|25=1971|26=15,14,420|27=1981|28=19,19,746|29=1991|30=25,08,110|31=2001|32=31,38,671|33=2011|34=36,76,841|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=center}}

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According to the 2011 census, Varanasi district has a population of 3,676,841,{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Varanasi|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1300/download/4214/DH_2011_0966_PART_A_DCHB_VARANASI.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} This gives it a ranking of 75th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|2399|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. 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=

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|caption = Languages in Varanasi district (2011)

|label1 = Hindi |value1 = 76.19 |color1 = orange

|label2 = Bhojpuri |value2 = 19.68 |color2 = gold

|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 3.24 |color3 = green

|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.89 |color4 = grey

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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.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} Bhojpuri is natively spoken in Varanasi.{{cite book |last1=Matthews |first1=P. H. |title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics |date=March 2014 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-967512-8 |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mg3BQAAQBAJ&dq=bhojpuri+language+natively+spoken+varanasi&pg=PA40 |language=en}}

Administrative divisions

The district is made up of three tehsils: Varanasi, Pindra and Rajatalab.{{cite news|title=Rajatalab tehsil inaugurated|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Rajatalab-tehsil-inaugurated/articleshow/28269130.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2 January 2014 |access-date=23 July 2017}} 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{{cite web |url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/ |title=Home |website=bhu.ac.in}}
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){{Cite web|title=Indian Institute of Technology(BHU)|url=https://www.iitbhu.ac.in/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.iitbhu.ac.in}}
International Rice Research Institute{{cite web|url=https://www.irri.org/irri-south-asia-regional-centre|title=IRRI South Asia Regional Centre|date=21 January 2019}}
DAV Post Graduate College
National Institute of Fashion Technology (Rae Bareli Extension){{cite web|url=https://nift.ac.in/designer-pool|title=Designer Pool}}
National School of Drama{{cite web|url=https://varanasi.nsd.gov.in/|title=Varanasi Centre}}
Sunbeam College for Women{{cite web|url=https://www.sunbeamcollege.com/home|title=Sunbeam}}
Institute of Medical Sciences - BHU

Indian Institute of Vegetable Research{{cite web|url=https://icar.org.in/ICAR-Institutes|title=Institutions}}
National Seed Research and Training Centre{{cite web|url=http://nsrtc.nic.in/|title=NATIONAL SEED RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE VARANASI}}
Uday Pratap College {{Cite web|title=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|url=http://www.upcollege.org/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.upcollege.org}}
Vasanta College for Women

References

External links

{{Official website|http://varanasi.nic.in/}}

Category:Districts of Uttar Pradesh