टियर 2 स्थापित 1500 BCE Spiritual / Silk / Tourism

📍 वाराणसी

उत्तर प्रदेश • 221xxxx

वाराणसी (काशी), दुनिया के सबसे पुराने लगातार बसे शहरों में से एक (3,500+ वर्ष), भारत की आध्यात्मिक राजधानी और हिंदू धर्म में सबसे पवित्र शहर है।

जनसंख्या
1.43M
14,32,000
क्षेत्रफल
82 km²
GDP रैंक
#36
भारत में
पिन
221
XXX series
📍 निर्देशांक
25.3176°N
82.9739°E
हेल्पलाइन
7
सक्रिय
📈 जनसंख्या वृद्धि (दशकवार)
0.92M1.1M1.43M1.43M1991200120112024
📞 महत्वपूर्ण हेल्पलाइन
🚓
पुलिस
100
🚒
फायर
101
🚑
एम्बुलेंस
108
👩
महिला
1090
👧
बच्चे
1098
🏛️
CM
1076

🏭 मुख्य उद्योग

🏭 Banarasi silk weaving (₹3,000 Cr, GI-tagged)
🏭 Tourism & pilgrimage
🏭 Carpet weaving (Bhadohi nearby)
🏭 Wooden toys (Kashinath)
🏭 Brassware
🏭 Fragrant agarbatti

🗿 प्रसिद्ध स्थल

🗿 Kashi Vishwanath Temple
🗿 Dashashwamedh Ghat
🗿 Manikarnika Ghat
🗿 Sarnath (Buddha's first sermon)
🗿 Banaras Hindu University
🗿 Tulsi Manas Mandir
🗿 Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

🎓 शिक्षण संस्थान

🎓 BHU (Banaras Hindu University)
🎓 IIT BHU (premier engineering)
🎓 Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
🎓 IMS-BHU Medical
🎓 Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
🎓 Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies

🎉 त्योहार

🎉 Dev Deepawali (post-Diwali, ghats lit)
🎉 Maha Shivratri
🎉 Ganga Mahotsav
🎉 Holi (special)
🎉 Buddha Purnima at Sarnath

🌟 अधिक जानकारी

🍲 व्यंजन: Banarasi paan (world famous), Kachori-jalebi, Malaiyo (winter), Lassi at Blue Lassi, Tamatar chaat
⚽ खेल: Sigra Stadium

📋 लोकप्रिय योजनाएं

💼 सक्रिय नौकरियां

🏛️ सरकारी कार्यालय

🏛️ Varanasi Nagar Nigam

📍 Maidagin, Varanasi 221001

📞 0542-2225024

🏛️ Varanasi Collectorate

📍 Cantt, Varanasi 221002

📞 0542-2502620

🏛️ Varanasi Smart City Office

📍 Sigra, Varanasi 221010

📞 0542-2200042

❓ अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

Banarasi silk weavers - government schemes?

Mudra ₹50K-10L for handloom weavers. Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS) provides ₹2L life cover, ₹1L accident cover, ₹15K health cover. AGB (Adhishtaapan Grant) ₹4,000/loom for new weavers. Apply at handlooms.gov.in or DC Handloom office.

Kashi Vishwanath Corridor employment opportunities?

Phase 2 development creates 10K+ jobs in tourism, hospitality, security, cleaning. Sanchalan Samiti (Trust) manages staff hiring. Apply at kashivishwanath.org or PMC Varanasi office. Skill Mission UP runs free hospitality + tour guide courses with stipend ₹3K + placement.

BHU admission - all-India quota or UP quota?

BHU has 50% all-India quota + 50% UP/Bihar/Jharkhand state quota for some courses. JEE Advanced for IIT-BHU. CUET for general UG. Hostel mandatory and subsidized (₹15-20K/yr). SC/ST/OBC reservation as per central rules. Apply at bhuonline.in.