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Varanasi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Varanasi is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. The Varanasi city is divided into 90 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 190,835 families residing in the Varanasi city. The total population of Varanasi is 1,198,491 out of which 635,140 are males and 563,351 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Varanasi is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Varanasi city is 135677 which is 11% of the total population. There are 72442 male children and 63235 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Varanasi is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Varanasi is 79.3%. Thus Varanasi has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 83.46% and the female literacy rate is 74.55% in Varanasi.

Varanasi Munciple Corporation has total administration over 190,835 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Varanasi Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Varanasi Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 135,677 72,442 63,235
Literacy 79.3% 73.9% 66.2%
Scheduled Caste 82,190 44,058 38,132
Scheduled Tribe 6,595 3,558 3,037
Illiterate 355,994 165,487 190,507

Caste-wise Population - Varanasi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Varanasi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 82,190 44,058 38,132
Schedule Tribe 6,595 3,558 3,037

Religion-wise Population - Varanasi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Varanasi is 840,280 which is 70.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Varanasi is 345,461 which is 28.82% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Varanasi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 840,280 (70.11%) 447,234 393,046
Muslim 345,461 (28.82%) 181,249 164,212
Christian 4,034 (0.34%) 2,039 1,995
Sikh 2,610 (0.22%) 1,368 1,242
Buddhist 461 (0.04%) 258 203
Jain 1,417 (0.12%) 704 713
Other Religion 233 (0.02%) 108 125
No Religion Specified 3,995 (0.33%) 2,180 1,815

Literacy Rate - Varanasi

The total literacy rate of Varanasi was 79.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 842,497 literates, males were 469,653 while females were 372,844. Also the male literacy rate was 83.46% and the female literacy rate was 74.55% in Varanasi.

  Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Female 74.55% 57.18%
Male 83.46% 77.28%
Total 79.27% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Varanasi

The Sex Ratio of Varanasi is 887. Thus per every 1000 men there were 887 females in Varanasi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 887 ) of Varanasi.

Child Population - Varanasi

According to Census 2011, there were 135,677 children between age 0 to 6 years in Varanasi. Out of which 72,442 were male while 63,235 were female.

Working Population - Varanasi

In Varanasi Munciple Corporation out of total population, 402,122 were engaged in work activities. 84.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 402,122 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,454 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,783 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 339,305 285,456 53,849
Cultivators 6,454 4,976 1,478
Agriculture Labourer 6,783 5,334 1,449
Household Industries 75,508 60,467 15,041
Other Workers 250,560 214,679 35,881
Marginal Workers 62,817 39,469 23,348
Non Working 796,369 310,215 486,154

Varanasi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Varanasi is further divided into 90 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,890 71.3% 881
2 Ward No - 2 15,411 60.9% 883
3 Ward No - 3 20,303 73.2% 886
4 Ward No - 4 8,784 66.2% 874
5 Ward No - 5 16,772 79.1% 873
6 Ward No - 6 12,508 77.8% 883
7 Ward No - 7 17,005 68.7% 874
8 Ward No - 8 21,036 79.1% 977
9 Ward No - 9 16,260 75.7% 897
10 Ward No - 10 15,991 78.2% 738
11 Ward No - 11 12,904 70.7% 900
12 Ward No - 12 20,188 77.7% 913
13 Ward No - 13 24,582 73.8% 919
14 Ward No - 14 8,040 81.4% 864
15 Ward No - 15 10,037 67.7% 844
16 Ward No - 16 12,868 57.3% 874
17 Ward No - 17 25,862 75.2% 916
18 Ward No - 18 13,512 77.2% 765
19 Ward No - 19 19,662 77.4% 719
20 Ward No - 20 13,826 75.7% 854
21 Ward No - 21 9,760 81.1% 904
22 Ward No - 22 16,255 77.2% 901
23 Ward No - 23 18,840 44.3% 884
24 Ward No - 24 8,513 80.2% 890
25 Ward No - 25 28,986 51.7% 906
26 Ward No - 26 15,020 76.4% 862
27 Ward No - 27 16,438 68.8% 896
28 Ward No - 28 19,951 78.9% 822
29 Ward No - 29 15,805 71% 887
30 Ward No - 30 13,552 69.6% 881
31 Ward No - 31 17,512 77.5% 908
32 Ward No - 32 23,401 82.4% 803
33 Ward No - 33 18,923 79.3% 897
34 Ward No - 34 17,985 56.3% 884
35 Ward No - 35 11,845 70.9% 903
36 Ward No - 36 18,487 76.5% 897
37 Ward No - 37 17,363 71.2% 887
38 Ward No - 38 15,318 48.9% 892
39 Ward No - 39 9,673 73.2% 916
40 Ward No - 40 9,665 85.3% 914
41 Ward No - 41 9,467 82.9% 938
42 Ward No - 42 11,666 71.8% 876
43 Ward No - 43 11,707 74.1% 900
44 Ward No - 44 11,044 79.4% 910
45 Ward No - 45 10,461 78.8% 913
46 Ward No - 46 14,294 55.5% 885
47 Ward No - 47 12,194 61% 883
48 Ward No - 48 11,243 78.3% 897
49 Ward No - 49 6,854 64.9% 927
50 Ward No - 50 17,037 35.2% 912
51 Ward No - 51 11,890 67.1% 908
52 Ward No - 52 13,298 79.7% 872
53 Ward No - 53 9,545 84% 933
54 Ward No - 54 7,698 84.9% 908
55 Ward No - 55 12,664 83.1% 899
56 Ward No - 56 16,519 38.1% 901
57 Ward No - 57 15,147 81.1% 860
58 Ward No - 58 14,665 61.5% 905
59 Ward No - 59 10,469 74.9% 928
60 Ward No - 60 10,214 80.6% 923
61 Ward No - 61 12,775 77.8% 935
62 Ward No - 62 8,653 82.9% 918
63 Ward No - 63 9,375 83% 835
64 Ward No - 64 10,073 82.1% 908
65 Ward No - 65 11,663 76.5% 909
66 Ward No - 66 13,262 66.8% 885
67 Ward No - 67 9,619 81.1% 862
68 Ward No - 68 10,046 78.9% 901
69 Ward No - 69 11,167 78.6% 925
70 Ward No - 70 7,628 69.5% 874
71 Ward No - 71 15,368 54.5% 871
72 Ward No - 72 10,966 67% 892
73 Ward No - 73 10,022 71.9% 893
74 Ward No - 74 9,889 81% 857
75 Ward No - 75 13,957 72.9% 927
76 Ward No - 76 12,174 66.8% 902
77 Ward No - 77 14,521 80.6% 893
78 Ward No - 78 9,025 80.2% 924
79 Ward No - 79 7,676 80.3% 867
80 Ward No - 80 10,161 56% 869
81 Ward No - 81 9,404 49.5% 909
82 Ward No - 82 9,880 56.8% 903
83 Ward No - 83 10,760 83.6% 892
84 Ward No - 84 7,780 51.7% 911
85 Ward No - 85 12,328 45.8% 926
86 Ward No - 86 11,723 55% 930
87 Ward No - 87 8,092 62% 914
88 Ward No - 88 7,845 49.5% 942
89 Ward No - 89 10,236 44.5% 913
90 Ward No - 90 8,614 70% 878

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