Varanasi cantonment
Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
25°20′14″N 82°58′46″E / 25.337347°N 82.979569°E / 25.337347; 82.979569
India (2011)
221002 [2]
Varanasi cantonment is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][4] The census town does not have a gram panchayat.[4] Varanasi Cantonment Census town is about 2 kilometers West of Varanasi railway station, 324 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 12 kilometers North of Banaras Hindu University.[5][6][7]
Demography
Varanasi cantonment has 2,760 families with a total population of 14,119. Sex ratio of the census town is 824 and child sex ratio is 827. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively [note].[1]
| Details | Male | Female | Total | Comments |
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| Number of houses | - | - | 2760 | (census 2011)[1] |
| Adult | 7,742 | 6,377 | 12,685 | |
| Children | - | - | 1,434 | |
| Total population | - | - | 14,119 | |
| Literacy | 92.3% | 81.2% | 87.3% |
Transportation
Varanasi cantonment is connected by air (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), by train (Varanasi railway station) and by road. Nearest operational airports is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport and nearest operational railway station is Varanasi railway station (22 and 2 kilometers respectively from Varanasi Cantonment).[5]
See also
- Varanasi Cantt. (Assembly constituency)
- Varanasi district
- Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Varanasi tehsil
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Notes
- ^ All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.
References
- ^ a b c d "Demography". 2011 Census of India website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Post code". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Census town details". Local Government directory. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Distances". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Census town coordinates". latlong.net. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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| Census towns | 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. | |||||||||||
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dialects spoken
- Bengali
- Bhojpuri
- English
- Hindi
- Hindustani
- Urdu
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worship
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- Assi Ghat
- Dashashwamedh Ghat
- Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)
- Lalita Ghat
- Manikarnika Ghat
- Munshi Ghat
- Sant Ravidas Ghat
- Scindia Ghat
- Tulsi Ghat
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