Varanasi district
District in Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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Coordinates (Varanasi): 25°20′N 83°00′E | |
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 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 |
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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.