Varanasi district

Varanasi
District
Varanasi
Clockwise from top-left: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath, Dept of Electrical Engineering at IIT-BHU, Ahilyabai Ghat, Ramnagar Fort
Location of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Varanasi): 25°20′N 83°00′E / 25.333°N 83.000°E / 25.333; 83.000
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Varanasi
Headquarters	Varanasi
Government
• District Magistrate	S. Rajalingam, IAS
• Police Commissioner	Mohit Agarwal, IPS
• Mayor	Ashok Tiwari, BJP
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Varanasi
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)
Area
• Total	1,535 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,676,841[1]
• Estimate  (2021)	4,110,000
• Urban	1,597,051 (43.4%)[2]
• Rural	2,079,790 (56.6%)[2]
Demographics
• Literacy	78.41%
• Sex ratio	913
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional Official	Urdu
• Regional	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-65
Website	Official Website

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. The Ganga (Ganges) river flows through the district. Part of the Varanasi division, the district occupies an area of 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi) and as of the 2011^[update] Census of India, it had a population of 3,676,841.