Varanasi facts for kids
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Varanasi
Kashi
Banaras Benares Avimukta Ānandavana Rudravāsa |
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| Nickname(s):
The spiritual capital of India
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 Varanasi
Location in Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
Location in India
Varanasi
Location in Asia
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| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Varanasi |
| District | Varanasi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Varanasi Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80.71 m (264.80 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Metropolis | 1,201,815 |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 10,720.9/km2 (27,767.1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,432,280 (32nd) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
221 001 to** (** area code)
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| Telephone code | 0542 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 65 |
| GDP | $3.07 billion (2016–17) |
| Per capita income | INR 1,93 616 |
| Sex ratio | 0.926 (2011) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy (2011) | 80.12% |
| HDI | 0.645 |
Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī,Telugu: వారణాసి, [ʋaːɾaːɳəsiː), also commonly known as Banaras and Kashi, is a city situated on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh regarded holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world along with Damascus.
Notable people
Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi from 1842 to 6/18/1858, an Indian queen and charismatic female strategist, was born here, named Manikarnika. On 10 May 1857, she led the Hindu revolt, also known as India's First War of Independence, against the British navy. She died on 6/17/1858 or 6/18/1858 at age 29.
- Singh, Rana P. B. Varanasi as Heritage City (India) on the scale the UNESCO World Heritage List: From Contestation to Conservation. Swedish South Asian Studies Network.
Images for kids
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Kabir, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint
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Banarasi sari
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Tourists shopping for jewellery in Varanasi
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Ramnagar Fort was built in 1750 by Kashi Naresh Raja Balwant Singh.
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Memorial of Sant Ravidas at Sant Ravidas Ghat
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Sarnath, the suburb of Varanasi
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Wall paintings, Varanasi, 1973
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Sant Goswami Tulsidas Awadhi Hindi poet and propagator of Bhakthi music in Varanasi
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The Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is the main airport that serves Varanasi.
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Varanasi Junction, is the main railway station which serves Varanasi.
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Manduadih Railway Station at night
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Ring Road Phase I
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A lithograph by James Prinsep (1832) of a Brahmin placing a garland on the holiest location in the city.
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An illustration (1890) of Bathing Ghat in Varanasi.
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Maharaja of Benares, 1870s.
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Map of the city, c. 1914.
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An 1895 photograph of the Varanasi riverfront.
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The lanes of Varanasi are bathed in a plethora of colours.
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BLW manufactured locomotives hauling load across the nation
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The Kashi Vishwanath Temple, the most important temple in Varanasi.
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Shri Vishwanath Mandir has the tallest temple tower in the world.
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The 18th century Durga Kund Temple, also known as the "Monkey temple".
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Parshvanath Jain temple
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Road in Varanasi Cantonment
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See also
In Spanish: Benarés para niños
