Varanasi District Population, Uttar Pradesh - Census India 2011

Varanasi is one of district of Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 2 Tehsils, 1295 villages and 39 towns in Varanasi district.

As per the Census India 2011, Varanasi district has 560162 households, population of 3676841 of which 1921857 are males and 1754984 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 497151 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 1535 sq.km with population density of 2395 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3676841100%
Hindu310768184.52%
Muslim54698714.88%
Religion not stated78260.21%
Christian76960.21%
Sikh33090.09%
Jain18980.05%
Buddhist11460.03%
Other religions and persuasions2980.01%

Varanasi Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)163.781371.22
Number of households253184306978
Total Population15970512079790
Population (%)52.93%48.24%
Male Population8453311076526
Female Population7517201003264
Sex Ratio889932
Literacy (%)69.04%62.57%

List of Tehsils in Varanasi

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Varanasi3049543840.383629901
Pindra627298694.62903972

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Varanasi Population Facts

Number of Households560162
Population3676841
Male Population1921857 (52.27%)
Female Population1754984 (47.73%)
Children Population497151
Area1535 km2
Population density/km22395
Sex-ratio913
Literacy65.38%
Male Literacy72.28%
Female Literacy57.82%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.78%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.24%

Map of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh