Varanasi district
| Varanasi district वाराणसी ज़िला وارانسی ضلع |
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 Location of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Varanasi |
| Headquarters | Varanasi |
| Area | 1,535 km2 (593 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,138,670 (2001) |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Varanasi |
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Varanasi district (Hindi: वाराणसी ज़िला, Urdu: وارانسی ضلع) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, with Varanasi city as the district headquarters. Varanasi district is a part of Varanasi division. The district occupies an area of 1,535 km². The district has a population of 3,138,671 (2001 Census).
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[edit] Divisions
The district constists two tehsils: Varanasi and Pindra. The district comprises eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Pindra, Ajagara, Shivpur, Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantonment and Sevapuri.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Varanasi district has a population of 3,682,194,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[2] or the US state of Oklahoma.[3] This gives it a ranking of 75th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 2,399 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,210 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.32 %.[1] Varanasi has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 77.05 %.[1]
[edit] Languages
Spoken in Varanasi is Hindi, written in Devanagari scripts and Urdu, written in the Nastaliq style of the Persian alphabet.
| Climate data for Varanasi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19 (67) |
24 (76) |
31 (87) |
37 (98) |
38 (100) |
36 (97) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
27 (81) |
22 (71) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8 (47) |
12 (54) |
17 (62) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
27 (80) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
24 (76) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
11 (51) |
19.4 (67.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19.3 (0.76) |
13.5 (0.531) |
10.4 (0.409) |
5.4 (0.213) |
9.0 (0.354) |
100.0 (3.937) |
320.6 (12.622) |
260.4 (10.252) |
231.6 (9.118) |
38.3 (1.508) |
12.9 (0.508) |
4.0 (0.157) |
1,025.4 (40.37) |
| Source: [4][5] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Oklahoma 3,751,351"
- ^ "Seasonal Weather Averages". Weather Underground. Dec 2010. http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42483&Units=english. Retrieved 22 Dec 2010., temperature data from Weather Underground
- ^ "Varanasi". Indian Meteorology Department. http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/varanasi2.htm. Retrieved 22 Dec 2010., precipitation data from Indian Meteorology Department
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Coordinates: 25°20′N 83°00′E / 25.333°N 83°E
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