Varanasi
popularly called as benaras or Kashi is considered as one of the oldest
city of India. Mythologically the city is associated with lord Shiva.
Enthralled by the old traditions of Benaras the British author mark
twain said "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition,
older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put
together". It is a city of temples which is surrounded by holy
Ganges. Varanasi has rich cultural traditions and has produced great
philosophers, musicians, poets and thinkers.
Demographics
The population of Varanasi is above 4 million. The average literacy is
61% which is higher than the national average. The literacy of male
population is higher than the female population. The sex ratio of
Varanasi is 908.
Climate Of Varanasi
Since Varanasi is in North India it has hot summer and cold winter. The
maximum temperature of Varanasi touches to 46°C during summer
season. It has three months of rainfall that is from end June to mid
August. The best month to visit Varanasi is between September to march.
How To Reach Varanasi?
- Road : Varanasi is situated on NH 2 which
connects Calcutta to Delhi. NH 7 and NH 29 also passes through
Varanasi which connects it to Kanyakumari and Gorakhpur
respectively. Thus the highways connects Varanasi to different parts
of India by good motorable roads.
- Air : Babatnagar is a nearest airport from
which direct flight for Varanasi are available from Delhi, Agra,
Khajurao, Calcutta, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bhuvaneshwar airport.
- Rail : Varanasi and Mughal Sarai are the
important rail junctions, with train connections to all major cities
of India. Some important trains are Rajdhani Exp, Toofan Exp, North
East Superfast Exp, Magadh Exp, Mahanagari Exp, Pawan Exp, Sabarmati
Exp, Ganga Kaveri Exp, Poorwa Exp, Himgiri Exp, Sealdah Exp .
Tourist destinations
Varanasi is the city of temples and Ghats(river fronts). Apart from
this there are some other places that attracts tourist from different
parts of the world. The important tourist destinations of Varanasi are :
| Ghats |
Temples |
Others |
| Assi
Ghat |
Bharat
Mata Temple |
Bharat
Kala Bhavan |
| Dasaswamedh
Ghat |
Durga
Temple |
Kaushambi
|
| Ghat
Tulsi Ghat |
New
Vishwanath Temple |
Jantar
Mantar |
| Harish
Chandra Ghat Manikarnika |
Sankat
Mochan Temple |
Ramnagar
Fort |
|
Tulsi
Manas Temple |
Vindhyachal
|
|
Vishwanath
Temple |
Chunar
Fort |
|
|
Jaunpur
|
|
|
Banaras
Hindu University |
|
|
Chandraprabha
Sanctuary |
Education
Varanasi has sound education system. There are many secondary schools
and colleges. It has one central university and many other colleges
which are affiliated to the central university. The major colleges of
Varanasi are :
- Banaras Hindu University
- Kashi Vidya Peeth
- Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
- Higher Tibetan Studies
- Udai Pratap College
Economy Of Varanasi
- Since Varanasi lies on river ganges its soil is fertile due to
which it has booming agriculture.
- It has many manufacturing units.
- It has well developed silk and cotton weaving industry.
- There are many brass making units in Varanasi.
- Handicrafts and carpets of Varanasi is famous worldwide.
Major Industries in Varanasi
- Diesel locomotive unit
- Glass beads industries
- Hotel
- Carpet and textile industries
