Varanasi cantonment
Town
Direction board in Varanasi cantonment
Direction board in Varanasi cantonment
Varanasi Cantonment
Varanasi Cantonment
Varanasi cantonment
Town location on Varanasi district map
Coordinates: 25°20′14″N 82°58′46″E / 25.337347°N 82.979569°E / 25.337347; 82.979569
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictVaranasi district
TehsilVaranasi tehsil
Elevation
82.96 m (272.18 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,119 [1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi & English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
221002 [2]
Telephone code+91-542
Vehicle registrationUP65 XXXX
Census town code801233
Lok Sabha constituencyVaranasi (Lok Sabha constituency)[3]
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVaranasi Cantt.[3]

Varanasi cantonment is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][4] The census town does not have a gram panchayat.[4] Varanasi Cantonment Census town is about 2 kilometers West of Varanasi railway station, 324 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 12 kilometers North of Banaras Hindu University.[5][6][7]

Demography

Varanasi cantonment has 2,760 families with a total population of 14,119. Sex ratio of the census town is 824 and child sex ratio is 827. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively [note].[1]

DetailsMaleFemaleTotalComments
Number of houses--2760(census 2011)[1]
Adult7,7426,37712,685
Children--1,434
Total population--14,119
Literacy92.3%81.2%87.3%

Transportation

Varanasi cantonment is connected by air (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), by train (Varanasi railway station) and by road. Nearest operational airports is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport and nearest operational railway station is Varanasi railway station (22 and 2 kilometers respectively from Varanasi Cantonment).[5]

See also

Notes

  • ^ All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Demography". 2011 Census of India website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Post code". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Census town details". Local Government directory. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Distances". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Census town coordinates". latlong.net. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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