Analytics: India


Varanasi AI Report

Date: August 27, 2026

Varanasi city is the capital of Varanasi district, which has 1.9% of the State's population. In agriculture, this district contributes 0.3% of State's Soybean production and 2.7% of Uttar Pradesh's Onion production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Ramnagar Fort and Sarnath Museum. The city has some famous sites including. Kashi Vishwanath Temple, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Diocese of Varanasi, and Chaukhandi Stupa, Dhamek Stupa. The city has an airport named Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, located 12 Km away.

Varanasi is the 35th ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Varanasi District in Uttar Pradesh State. Varanasi District is ranked 51st in population and 641st in area across India.

Varanasi is the 4th highest ranked in # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Varanasi is the 14th highest ranked in No of District Hospital   . This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Varanasi is the 14th highest ranked in Devnagri Script (Hindi)   . This indicates a high pool of literate hindi population compared to other cities.

Varanasi is the 465th highest ranked in Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2024)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)
No of District Hospital No of District Hospital
Devnagri Script (Hindi) Devnagri Script (Hindi)
Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2024) Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2024)

Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2024) Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2024)
Private Jobs(Formal),2023 Private Jobs(Formal),2023
# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking
Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Varanasi is the 48th worst ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2024)   . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Varanasi is the 730th worst ranked in Private Jobs(Formal),2023   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that this is not a significant district, such as not being highly urbanized or a tehsil headquarters.

Varanasi is the 651st worst ranked in # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that the people in this district have shown a lower focus on green energy compared to people in other districts.

Varanasi is the 627th worst ranked in Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This implies that financial activities in this district are less compared to other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Hindi   :   1,289,616
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   137,771
  • 3. Urdu   :   115,149

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 2

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
1,432,280
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
35th
District
Area (km2)  
:
1,535
District
Area (Rank)
:
641st
No.of Towns  
in District
: 39
No. of Villages  
in District
: 1,295