Google Map Of Varanasi

• District Code: Va
• Population Of Varanasi - 3,682,194 (2011)
• Area (km²) - 1,535 km2 (593 sq mi)
• Division - Varanasi
• Parliamentary Constituency - Varanasi
• Assembly Constituency - Ajagara, Chiraigaon, Gangapur, Kolasla, Pindra, Rohaniya, Sevapuri, Shivpur, Varanasi Cantonment, Varanasi North and Varanasi South
• Time zone Of Varanasi - IST (UTC+5:30)
• Elevation Of Varanasi - NA
• Sex Ratio - 909 (2011)
• Official Website - http://varanasi.nic.in/

Varanasi, a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh is located in the northern part of India. The district headquarters is the city of Varanasi. It is a portion of the Varanasi division.

Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the entire world. The city is called the Holy city of India. The district is renowned worldwide because of its rich tapestry of arts, education, crafts and music. The district is also known for the silk weaving art that manifests itself in Silk Brocades and Banarasi Silk sarees.

People from different corners of the world come here to visit the several ghats of the districts. The life of the district revolves around the several bathing ghats which skirt the bank of the Ganges on the western side. Mani Karnika Ghat is famous for cremation. It is said that fire never extinguishes at that ghat. Some of the famous ghats of the Varanasi district are

• Niranjani Ghat
• Cheta Singh Ghat
• Panchkota Ghat
• Prabhu Ghat
• Nishad Ghat
• Jain Ghat
• Vaccharaja Ghat
• Mata Anandami Ghat
• Janaki Ghat
• Tulsi Ghat
• Rewan Ghat
• Bhadaini Ghat
• Ganga Mahal Ghat