4-522: 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). It is surrounded by Mirzapur district , Jaunpur district , Ghazipur district , Chandauli district , and Bhadohi district . The Ganga (Ganges) river flows through
8-529: Is natively spoken Varanasi. The district is made up of three tehsils : Varanasi , Pindra and Rajatalab . All 3 are headed by a SDM. These 3 tehsils are divided into 8 Blocks : Arajiline, Baragaon, Chiraigaon, Cholapur, Harhua, Kashividyapeeth, Pindra and Sewapuri. There are eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies: Pindra , Shivpur , Rohaniya , Varanasi North , Varanasi South , Varanasi Cantt. , Sevapuri , and Ajagara . List of districts of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ,
12-524: The decade 2001–2011 was 17.32%. Varanasi has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.05%. 43.44% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.24% and 0.78% of the population respectively. Languages in Varanasi district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 76.19% of the population spoke Hindi , 19.68% Bhojpuri , and 3.24% Urdu as their first language. Bhojpuri
16-534: 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 Census of India, it had a population of 3,676,841. According to the 2011 census , Varanasi district has a population of 3,676,841, This gives it a ranking of 75th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 2,399 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,210/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
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