Varanasi
city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Varanasi
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Ahilya Ghat, Chet Singh Ghat, Kedar Ghat, Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Ganges River bank along Varanasi, Man offering prayers to the river Ganga, Dashashwamedh Ghat | |
| Nickname: The spiritual capital of India | |
 Varanasi Location in Uttar Pradesh  Varanasi Varanasi (India)  Varanasi Varanasi (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 25°19′08″N 83°00′46″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 | 11,000/km2 (28,000/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) |
| Telephone code | 0542 |
| 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.
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