Varanasi is one of district of Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 2 Tehsils, 1,295 villages and 39 towns in Varanasi district.
As per the Census India 2011, Varanasi district has 560,162 households, population of 3,676,841 of which 1,921,857 are males and 1,754,984 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 497,151 which is 13.52% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Varanasi district is around
913 compared to
912 which is average of Uttar Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Varanasi district is 65.38% out of which 72.28% males are literate and 57.82% females are literate. The total area of Varanasi is 1,535 sq.km with population density of 2,395 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 56.56% of population lives in Urban area and 43.44% lives in Rural area. There are 13.24% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.78% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Varanasi district.
Varanasi Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,676,841 | 100% |
| Hindu | 3,107,681 | 84.52% |
| Muslim | 546,987 | 14.88% |
| Religion not stated | 7,826 | 0.21% |
| Christian | 7,696 | 0.21% |
| Sikh | 3,309 | 0.09% |
| Jain | 1,898 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 1,146 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 298 | 0.01% |
Varanasi Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 164 | 1,371 |
| Number of households | 253,184 | 306,978 |
| Total Population | 1,597,051 | 2,079,790 |
| Population (%) | 52.93% | 48.24% |
| Male Population | 845,331 | 1,076,526 |
| Female Population | 751,720 | 1,003,264 |
| Sex Ratio | 889 | 932 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.04% | 62.57% |
List of Tehsils in Varanasi
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Varanasi | 3,049,543 | 840 | 3629 | 901 |
| Pindra | 627,298 | 695 | 903 | 972 |
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