An Varanasi (Vārāṇasī; Hindi: ; siring man Benares, Banaras (Banāras Plantilya:IPA-hns;) or Kashi (Kāshi; Plantilya:IPA-hns)) iyo an syudad sa Ganges river sa Amihanan na Indya na igwa nin central place sa tradisyon kan pilgrimage, kagadanan, asin pagluksa sa kinaban kan mga Hindu.
An syudad igwa nin syncretic tradition kan Muslim artisanship that underpins an saiyang relihiyosong turismo. Namomogtak sa middle-Ganges valley sa habagatan-subangan na kabtang kan estado kan Uttar Pradesh, an Varanasi namomogtak sa walang tampi kan salog. Iyan igwa nin 692 kilometres (430 mi) sa habagatan-subangan kan kabisera kan Indya na New Delhi asin 320 kilometres (200 mi) sa habagatan-subangan kan kabisera kan estado na Lucknow.
Varanasi Benares, Banaras, Kashi | |
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Metropolis | |
Left to right, top to bottom: Manikarnika Ghat, the holy cremation ground on the Ganges river front; Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan; Faculty of Arts, Benares Hindu University; Goswami Tulsidas, composer of the Ramcharitmanas; Weaving Silk Brocade; Benares Sanskrit College, India's oldest Sanskrit college (founded in 1791); and Munshi Ghat. | |
Interactive map of Varanasi | |
Tagboan: 25°19′08″N 83°00′46″E / 25.31889°N 83.01278°E 83°00′46″E / 25.31889°N 83.01278°E | |
Country | Indya |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Varanasi |
District | Varanasi |
Pamamahala | |
• Tipo | Municipal Corporation |
• Hawak | Varanasi Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Ashok Tiwari (BJP) |
• Divisional Commissioner | Deepak Agarwal, IAS |
Hiwas | |
• Metropolis | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
• Metro | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
Elebasyon | 80.71 m (264.80 ft) |
Populasyon (2011) | |
• Metropolis | 1,212,610 |
• Ranggo | 30th |
• Metro | 1,432,280 (32nd) |
Mga demonym | Banarasi |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Additional official | Urdu |
• Regional | Bhojpuri |
Sona nin oras | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 221 001 to** (** area code) |
Telephone code | 0542 |
Rehistradong behikulo | UP-65 |
GDP | $3.8 billion (2019–20) |
Per capita income | INR 1,93 616 |
International Airport | Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport |
Rapid Transit | Varanasi Metro |
Sex ratio | 0.926 (2011) ♂/♀ |
Literacy (2011) | 80.31% |
HDI | 0.645 |
Websityo | varanasi |
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