City Info
City Info
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| Varanasi, known to the devout as Kashi and purportedly the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, is situated near Allahabad. As legend goes, the city was founded by Shiva, Lord of the Universe, making it is one of the most important pilgrimage
Situated on the banks of the sacred Ganges River, the city has been a centre of learning and civilization for over 2000 years. Varanasi derives its present name from the two tributaries of the Ganga - Varuna and Asi - between which it is situated.
| Longitude: 83.0 Latitude: 25.20 |
| 1550 |
| 258146 ft |
| 1019 m.m. |
| Max.: 46.8 - Min.: 3.2 |
Total: 2508.11 Lakh [Density(sq.Km.): 1618]
Urban:1057.97 Lakh
Rural:1450.14 Lakh |
Total: 52.4
Male: 67.3 - Female: 35.3 |
| Two (Varanasi sadar & Pindra) |
| Eight (Kashi Vidya Pith, Cholapur, Badagoan, Chiraigoan, Harahua, Pindra, ArajiLine and Sevapuri) |
| 108 No. of Panchayat : 698 |
Total: 1336
Habited: 1262
Inhabited : 74
Forest Village: 0 |
| 10 Nagar Mahapalika: 1 Nagarpalika: 1 Cantt. area: 1 |
| 1 Notified Area: 2 Census Town: 4 |
Total: 23
Urban: 16
Rural: 7 |
Total: 280
Main Post office: 2
Urban: 135
Rural: 145 |
Total:136
Others: 30
Gramin Banks: 30
Co-operative bank: 14 |
Total: 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 College: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 |
| 1060 |
| 26 T.V. Centre 1 T.V. Cable: 1 |
| Two (Ganga & Varuna) |
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