Varanasi is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Varanasi city is divided into 90 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Varanasi Municipal Corporation has population of 1,198,491 of which 635,140 are males while 563,351 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 135677 which is 11.32 % of total population of Varanasi (M Corp). In Varanasi Municipal Corporation, Female Sex Ratio is of 887 against state average of 912. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Varanasi is around 873 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Varanasi city is 79.27 % higher than state average of 67.68 %. In Varanasi, Male literacy is around 83.46 % while female literacy rate is 74.55 %.
Varanasi Municipal Corporation has total administration over 190,835 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Varanasi 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Varanasi Municipal Corporation in 2024 is approximately
1,701,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Varanasi city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Varanasi city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Varanasi town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Varanasi Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.86 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.55 % of total population in Varanasi (M Corp).
Varanasi Work Profile
Out of total population, 402,122 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 324,925 were males while 77,197 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 402122 working population, 84.38 % were engaged in Main Work while 15.62 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.