Varanasi

Varanasi (Hindustani pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi] ( listen)), cried Benares,^[3] Banaras (Banāras [bəˈnaːrəs] ( listen)) or Kashi (Kāśī [ˈkaːʃi] ( listen)) an aa, is a ceety on the banks o the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometre (200 mi) sootheast o the state caipital, Lucknow.

Varanasi / Banaras / Kashi वाराणसी
Metropolitan City
Clockwise frae tap: Ahilya Ghat, New Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Lal Bahadur Shastri Internaitional Airport, Tibetan Temple in Sarnath, Banaras Hindu Varsity, Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Eik-name(s):  The Spiritual caipital o Indie The Cultural Caipital o Indie
Varanasi / Banaras / Kashi
Coordinates: 25.282°N 82.9563°E / 25.282; 82.9563
Kintra	Indie
State	Uttar Pradesh
Destrict	Varanasi
Govrenment
• Mayor	Ram Gopal Mohle (BJP)
Area
• Metropolitan City	1535 km2 (593 sq mi)
Elevation	80.71 m (264.80 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Metropolitan City	1,201,815
• Rank	30t
• Density	2,399/km2 (6,210/sq mi)
• Metro [1]	1,201,815
	[2]
Leids
• Offeecial	Hindi,Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	221 001 to** (** aurie code)
Telephone code	0542
Vehicle registration	UP 65
Sex ratio	0.926 (2011) ♂/♀
Literacy	77.05 (2011)%
Website	www.nnvns.org

References

1. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2012.
2. "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 : 2011" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 12 Julie 2011.
3. The name that appears on the 1909 version official map of India