Ramnagar, Varanasi

City in Uttar Pradesh, India

25°17′N 83°02′E / 25.28°N 83.03°E / 25.28; 83.03CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictVaranasiElevation

64 m (210 ft)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total49,142Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUP-65Websiteup.gov.in

Ramnagar is a city, just outside Varanasi city and a municipal board in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ramnagar has a fort known as Ramnagar Fort which is still the residence of King of Varanasi (Benares). He was known as Kashi Naresh meaning king of Kashi (Ancient name of Beneres) and is still regarded by old residents of the city of Varanasi. Ramnagar Fort and its museum are the repository of the history of the kings of Benares and since the 18th century has been the home of Kashi Naresh.^[2] Even today the Kashi Naresh is deeply revered by the people of Benares.^[2] He is the religious head and the people of Benares consider him the incarnation of Shiva.^[2] He is also the chief cultural patron and an essential part of all religious celebrations.^[2] Ramnagar is popular for Ramlila that is held annually under the aegis of King of Varanasi^[3]

Recently Ramnagar has emerged as a favourite spot for shooting movies because of the scenic location of the Ramnagar Fort (residence of the King of Varanasi) near the Ganges. Chokher Bali, Raanjhanaa are one of the popular movies shot here. Amazon Prime web series Mirzapur and Anurag Kashyap Gangs of Wasseypur was also shot in Ramnagar. The town has many century-old houses and structures near the fort area.

History

The Ramnagar Fort was built by Kashi Naresh Raja Balwant Singh with creamy chunar sandstone in the eighteenth century.^[2] It is a typically Mughal style of architecture with carved balconies, open courtyards, and picturesque pavilions.^[2]

Ramlila

Over a million pilgrims arrive annually for the vast processions and performances of Ramlila organized by Kashi Naresh. The Ramlila of Ramnagar basically operated by Maharaja of Banaras with the help of Pt. Laxmi Narayan Pandey and his cultural family every year.^[4] It is one of the majestic show which happens once in the year every time. The venues are well scattered across Ramnagar, Lanka, Janakpuri, PAC and several small areas.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,^[5] Ramnagar had a population of 39,941. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Ramnagar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 49%. In Ramnagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Mitra, Swati (2002). Good Earth Varanasi city guide. Eicher Goodearth Limited. p. 216. ISBN 978-81-87780-04-5.
^ Ramlila of Varanasi bharatonline.com.
^ Banham, Martin (1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1247. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

Varanasi

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Administrative
division

Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt.

Villages

v t e Villages in Varanasi district
Pindra Tehsil	Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amilo Aneai Anura Araji Hasanpur Arazi Tari Ashapur Ashwari Aswalpur Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur Babatpur Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Barzi Basni Deorai Eshipur Gang Khurd Janakpatti Kathiraon Kuri, Varanasi Murdi Padari Phoolpur Tisaura
Varanasi Tehsil	Adampur Aily Aitha Akhari Amaut Amawar Anantpur Araji Line Babhanpura Chadpur Dabethuwa Jayapur Khalispur Khanzadipur Lamhi Mehdiganj Rajpur Vyaspur
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Languages &
dialects spoken

English

Political
representation

MP	Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India)
MLA	Avadhesh Singh Anil Rajbhar Kailash Nath Sonkar Neelkanth Tiwari Neel Ratan Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Saurabh Srivastava Surendra Narayan Singh

Constituency

Lok Sabha	Varanasi
Vidhan Sabha	Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South

Transportation

Air	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Rail	Babatpur Bhulanpur Kashi Manduadih Varanasi Junction Varanasi City Varanasi Metro
Road	Grand Trunk Road National Highway 28 National Highway 35 Malviya Bridge
Water	Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal

Education

Universities	Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU) Varanasi Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Colleges	Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women
CBSE schools	Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School KV-BHU
UP board schools	C.M. Anglo Bengali College
ICSE schools	St Joseph's Convent School St. John's School, Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School

Places of
worship

Buddhist temples	Sarnath

Churches	St. Mary's Cathedral

Hindu
temples

Aghori	Baba Keenaram Sthal
Bharat Mata	Bharat Mata Mandir
Durga or her avatar	Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir
Hanuman	Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
Parvati or her avatar	Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple
Shiva or his avatar	Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir Shri Vishwanath Mandir Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir
Others	Tulsi Manas Mandir

Mosques	Gyanvapi Mosque Alamgir Mosque

Ravidasis	Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan

Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)

Sir Sunderlal Hospital

v t e Cities and towns in Varanasi district
Varanasi	Baragaon Gangapur Kandwa Kotwa Lohta Maruadih Railway Settlement Phulwaria Ramnagar Shivdaspur Varanasi
Other districts	Agra Aligarh Ayodhya Ambedkar Nagar Amethi Amroha Auraiya Azamgarh Badaun Bagpat Bahraich Ballia Balrampur Banda Barabanki Bareilly Basti Bhadohi Bijnor Bulandshahr Chandauli Chitrakoot Deoria Etah Etawah Farrukhabad Fatehpur Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gonda Gorakhpur Hamirpur Hardoi Hapur Hathras Jalaun Jaunpur Jhansi Kannauj Kanpur Dehat Kanpur Nagar Kasganj Kaushambi Kushinagar Lakhimpur Kheri Lalitpur Lucknow Maharajganj Mahoba Mainpuri Mathura Mau Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Pilibhit Pratapgarh Prayagraj Raebareli Rampur Saharanpur Sant Kabir Nagar Shahjahanpur Shravasti Siddharthnagar Shamli Sambhal Sitapur Sonbhadra Sultanpur Unnao

Cities and towns in Varanasi district

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