Varanasi
Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī,Telugu: వారణాసి, [ʋaːɾaːɳəsiː), also commonly known as Banaras and Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Hindus, Buddhists and Jains think it is holy. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world along with Damascus.
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| Coordinates: 25°19′08″N 83°00′46″E / 25.31889°N 83.01278°ECoordinates: 25°19′08″N 83°00′46″E / 25.31889°N 83.01278°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Varanasi |
| District | Varanasi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Varanasi Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Mridula Jaiswal (BJP) |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Deepak Agarwal, IAS |
| • District Magistrate | Kaushal Raj Sharma, IAS |
| • Inspector General, Varanasi Range | Vijay Singh Meena, IPS |
| • Senior Superintendent of Police | Prabhakar Chaudhary, IPS |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80.71 m (264.80 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metropolis | 1,201,815 |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 10,720.9/km2 (27,767.1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,432,280 (32nd) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[3] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 221 001 to** (** area code) |
| Vehicle registration | UP 65 |
| GDP | $3.07 billion (2016–17)[4] |
| Per capita income | INR 1,93 616[5] |
| Sex ratio | 0.926 (2011) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy (2011) | 80.12%[6] |
| HDI | 0.645[7] |
| Website | varanasi |
Notable people
Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi from 1842 to 6/18/1858, an Indian queen and charismatic female strategist, was born here, named Manikarnika. On 10 May 1857, she led the Hindu revolt, also known as India's First War of Independence, against the British navy. She died on 6/17/1858 or 6/18/1858 at age 29.
Varanasi Media
Kabir, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint
Raja Chait Singh of Benares State (r.1771–1781)
Tourists shopping for jewellery in Varanasi
A pallu of a w:Banarasi sari
Ganges view from Bhadaini water works, Varanasi
Ramnagar Fort was built in 1750 by Kashi Naresh Raja Balwant Singh.
Drone shot of a Dashashwamedh Ghat in 2022
Memorial of Sant Ravidas at Sant Ravidas Ghat
Sarnath, the suburb of Varanasi
References
- Singh, Rana P. B. Varanasi as Heritage City (India) on the scale the UNESCO World Heritage List: From Contestation to Conservation. Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine Swedish South Asian Studies Network.
- ↑ "Varanasi: About the city". Official website of Uttar Pradesh Tourism. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ↑ "Yogi Adityanath is right. Route to UP's $1 trillion GDP goal passes through hinterland". Retrieved 25 September 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Executive Summary" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ "Varanasi City Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ http://ssca.org.in/media/4_2016_HDI_t1hcMZm.pdf
Other websites
- District Varanasi Official Website - Official website of Varanasi District and City
- Why Did Aurangeb Demolish Kashi Vishawnath ? Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
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