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4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi. 12 languages.
Varanasi district is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with the holy city of Varanasi as the district headquarters. It is also the headquarters of the Varanasi division which contains 4 districts (including Varanasi). It is surrounded by Mirzapur district, Jaunpur district, Ghazipur district, Chandauli district, and Bhadohi district.
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The idol deified in the temple is of black colour and 75 centimetres (30 inches) in height. It is located in Bhelapur about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the centre of Varanasi city and 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) from the Benares Hindu University. It belongs to the Digambar sect of Jainism and is a holy tirtha or pilgrimage centre for Jains.
The Wilson Quarterly said that the book was a history of India targeted to Western readers who would need outsider descriptions of Indian culture. [3] A reviewer for The Washington Post said that the author's aim in the book is to impress on the reader people in Banaras still respect stories from ancient times and associate them with places ...
Varanasi is one of the most prominent tourist places in India. The city attracts millions of domestic and international tourists. [1] The temples across the city attract pilgrims. The ghats and the Buddhist site Sarnath attract tourists from abroad. Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world, which makes it rich with cultural heritage. [2]
Varanasi Tehsil comprises 38 census towns. The biggest census town is Varanasi Municipal Corporation (population of 1,198,491) and smallest is Gaura Kala (population of 4,653). Following is the list of all the towns along with the population as per 2011 census.
Lamhi or Lamahi [1] is a village, and gram panchayat, just north of the holy city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [2] The renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand was born here on 31 July 1880.