Varanasi District at a Glance 

  • Geographical Location:        Longitude: 83.0                 Latitude: 25.20
  • Geographical Area( 2001) in Sq. Km. : 1535 
  • Average Rainfall (2006): 244 m.m.   Actual
  • Temperature(2004-05) in Celcius       :       Max.:  47           Min.:4.5
  • Population(2001):Total: 31.3867 Lakhs         

          Urban: 12.6057 Lakhs      Rural: 18.7810 Lakhs  

  • Literacy (2001) in Lakhs :  Total:16.9440        Male: 10.5061       Female: 6.4379
  • No. of Tehsils:  Two   (Varanasi Sadar & Pindra)
  • No. of Development Blocks: Eight  (Kashi Vidyapeeth, Cholapur, Badagoan, Chiraigoan, Harahua, Pindra, Arajiline and Sevapuri)
  • No. of Naya Panchayat: 108       No. of Gram Panchayat : 696
  • Total Village: 1327             Habited: 1289           Inhabited : 38           Forest Village: 0
  • Town & Town Area:  11      Nagar Nigam: 1        Nagarpalika: 1         Cantt. area: 1
  • Nagar Panchayat : 2         Census Town: 6
  • Police Stations(2006-07): 25   Urban: 18                  Rural: 7
  • Post Offices(2006-07): 280          Urban: 135               Rural: 145   
  • Nationalised Bank branches (2006-07): 163           Others: 28                     Gramin Banks: 36      Co-operative bank: 14
  •  Education:(2006-07)
          University: Three (B.H.U., S.S.U. & K.V.P.)        

          Polytechnic: One (Govt. Girls Polytechnic)    

          Degree College: 14      Post Graduate College: 8      

          Higher Secondary School: 279     Senior Basic School: 662      Primary school: 1404     

          Industrial Training Institute : 3 (ITI, Chauka ghat Girls, boys & Karaundi)

          Teachers Training Institute : 1

  • Health (2006-07)
         Allopaethic Hospital:80              Aryuvedic Hospital:26          Unani Hospital:1                     

         Homeopathic:13

         Community Health Centre: 6      Primary Health Centre:30     Family welfare Centre: 41 

         Family welfare sub-centre:305

         Special Hospital:-      T.B. Centre: 2        Leprosy: 1          Infectious Disease : 1
  • Electrified Village( 2006-07): 911
  • Theaters (2006-07):22                    T.V. Centre: 1                     
 

                                                           

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Source of Information:- District Statistical Magazine '2007