| Voice of Varanasi District
: Umesh Yadav

High level of air pollution.
Education for children below poverty line is very poor. Government
schemes for these children are not being implemented properly.
Unemployment is also an issue.
Groundwater has also gone down.
Presence of arsenic in the water available for urban areas.
Varanasi District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1578.0 Km2
Population in Varanasi (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 3682194
Male : 1928641
Female : 1753553
Under 6 population
Total : 478474
Male : 252332
Female : 226142
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 80071
In seeing : 50772
In speech : 5262
In hearing : 2070
In movement : 15459
Mental : 6508
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 168
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 35 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 266 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD

Brief About Varanasi District
Varanasi, or Banaras, (also known as Kashi) is
one of the oldest living cities in the world. Varanasi`s Prominence
in Hindu mythology is virtually unrivalled. Mark Twain, the English
author and literateur, who was enthralled by the legend and sanctity
of Banaras, once wrote : "Banaras is older than history, older than
tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all
of them put together". According to the ‘Vamana Purana’, the Varuna
and Assi rivers originated from the body of the primordial Person
at the beginning of time itself. The tract of land lying between
them is believed to be ‘Varanasi’, the holiest of all pilgrimages.
The word ‘Kashi’ originated from the word ‘Kas’ which means to shine.
Steeped in tradition and mythological legacy, Kashi is the ‘orignal
ground ‘ created by Shiva and parvati, upon which they stood At
the beginning of time. Varanasi is the microcosm of Hinduism, a
city of traditional classical culture, Glorified by myth and legend
and sanctified by religion, it has always attracted a larg number
of pilgrims And worshippers from time immemorial.To be in Varanasi
is an experience in itself…. An experience in Self –discovery… an
ethereal oneness of the body and soul. To every visitor; varanasi
offers a breathtaking experience. The rays of the dawn shimmering
across the ganges… the high-banks ; the temples and shrines along
the banks bathed in a golden hue …soul stirring hymns and mantras
alongwith the fragrance of incense filling the air…and the refreshing
dip in the holy waters gently splashing at the Ghats. Varanasi –
The land where experience and discovery reach the ultimate bliss.
Varanasi is also renowned for its rich tapestry of music, arts,
crafts and education. Some of the world – renowned exponents India
has produced in these fields were schooled in Varanasi’s cultural
ethos. Luminaries apart, Varanasi abounds in the art of silk weaving,
an exotic work of art which manifests itself in precious Banarasi
silk sarees and silk brocades which are cherished as collector’s
items across the world today.
| Varanasi District at a Glance |
- Geographical Location:
Longitude: 83.0
Latitude: 25.20
- Geographical Area(Sq. km.): 1550
Average Height from Sea Level: 258146 ft
- Average Rainfall (1997): 1019 m.m.
Temperature: Max.: 46.8
Min.: 3.2
- Population(1991):Total: 2508.11 Lakh Urban:1057.97
Lakh Rural:1450.14 Lakh Density(sq.Km.):
1618
- Literacy Percentage(1991):
Total: 52.4
Male: 67.3
Female: 35.3
- No. of Tehsils: Two (Varanasi sadar & Pindra)
- No. of Development Blocks: Eight (Kashi Vidya
Pith, Cholapur, Badagoan, Chiraigoan, Harahua, Pindra,
ArajiLine and Sevapuri)
- No. of Nayapanchayat: 108
No. of Panchayat : 698
- Total Village: 1336
Habited: 1262
Inhabited : 74
Forest Village: 0
- Town & Town Area: 10
Nagar Mahapalika: 1 Nagarpalika: 1
Cantt. area: 1
- Town Area: 1
Notified Area: 2
Census Town: 4
- Police Stations: 23
Urban: 16
Rural: 7
- Post Offices: 280
Main Post office: 2 Urban: 135
Rural: 145
- Nationalised Bank: 136
Others: 30
Gramin Banks: 30
Co-operative bank: 14
- Industries(1990-91): 594
Small scale Industries: 6072
- University: Three (B.H.U., S.S.U. & K.V.P.)
Medical Collage: One (I.M.S., B.H.U.) Engineering
Collage: One (I.I.T., B.H.U.)
- Polytechnic: One (Govt. Girls polytechnic) Industrial
Training Institute: Three (ITI, Chauka ghat Girls,boys
& Karaundi)
- Degree Collage: 13 Higher Secondary School: 145
Senior Basic School: 390 Junior Basic school: 995
- Alopaethic Hospital:61
Aryuvedic Hospital:28
Unani Hospital:1
Homeopathic:13
- Primary Health Centre:31 Family welfare
Centre: 35 Family welfare sub-centre: 234
- Special Hospital:-
T.B. Centre: 2
Leprosy: 1
- Electrified Village: 1060
- Theaters:26
T.V. Centre 1 T.V.
Cable: 1
- Main Reveres: Two (Ganga & Varuna)
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