Varanasi
in Vārānasi of Uttar Pradesh, India
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (13 mi) - Allahabad Airport (80 mi)
- Gorakhpur Airport (102 mi)
- Gaya Airport (128 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (131 mi)
- Satna Airport (145 mi)
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Bhairahawa Airport (153 mi) - Muzaffarpur Airport (154 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 25.317 and 83.010 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 25° 19' 0" and E 83° 0' 37"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - INR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:57 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:32 am and 6:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa - References
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Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Varanasi
Varanasi in Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) with it's 1,164,404 habitants is located in India about 424 mi (or 682 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital town.
Current time in Varanasi is now 08:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Varanasi. The closest airport in India is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Patna, Siddharthanagar, Lucknow, Pyuthan and Ranchi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 40°C / 104 °F
| Morning Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 40°C / 104 °F |
| Night Temperature | 33°C / 91 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 10% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
41°C (106 °F)
34°C (93 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
42°C (107 °F)
34°C (93 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
40°C (105 °F)
33°C (92 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ramada Plaza JHV Varanasi
BrijRama Palace
The Gateway Hotel Ganges
Taj Nadesar Palace
The HHI
WelcomHeritage Jukaso Ganges
Hotel Central Residency
Hotel Alka
Hotel Alka
A Palace on River - Rashmi guest House
Videos from this area
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INDIEN 02 Varanasi.flv
Varanasi, die heiligste Stadt Indiens. Reisebericht von Hansueli Holzer.
One Day in VARANASI वाराणसी
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Ganga River Bath, Varanasi, India
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Boat ride and Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Morning boat ride on the Ganges across the ghats of Varanasi is one of the popular tourist attractions here. For more click here:- http://www.indiavideo.org/uttarpradesh/travel/boat-ride-ghat-varan...
Varanasi of India
A sneak peak to one of the most vibrant city in India, Varanasi.
Night in Varanasi.
A boat trip for evening pooja on the ghats along the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. 20 March 2009.
Man Mandir Observatory Photo Slide Show
Man Mandir Observatory is located at Man Mandir Ghat on the banks of River Ganga, much above the high water level next to the Dashashwamedha Ghat and adjoining the palace of Raja Jai Singh...
kashi 84 ghat (chaurasighat) Darshan Part 1
kashi 84 ghat (chaurasighat) Darshan form a boat sailing in river ganga. A guide is telling about all these ghat history and story related to the ghat.
Вечерняя пуджа в Варанаси
Ganga
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Varanasi district
Varanasi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, with Varanasi city as the district headquarters. Varanasi district is a part of Varanasi division. The district occupies an area of 1,535 km². The district has a population of 3,138,671 (2001 Census).
Ramnagar, Barabanki
Ramnagar is a town, tehsil and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi Junction railway station
Varanasi Junction, popularly known as Varanasi Cantt Railway Station is the major rail hub in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India.
Malviya Bridge
Malviya Bridge, inaugurated in 1887 (originally called The Dufferin Bridge) is a double decker bridge over the Ganges at Varanasi. It carries rail track on lower deck and road on the upper deck. It is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river. It has 7 spans of 350 ft and 9 spans of 110 ft long and it was the first bridge of its type constructed in the Indian sub-continent by the engineers of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Company (O&R Railway).
Gyanvapi Mosque
Gyanvapi Mosque or Alamgiri Mosque (Hindi: ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद "The Well of Knowledge") is a mosque built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Its name is Alamgiri Mosque but is popularly known as Gyanvapi Mosque. It is located north of Dashaswamedh Ghat, near Lalita Ghat along the river Ganges in Varanasi
Dr Sampurnanda Stadium
Dr Sampurnanda Stadium is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Manduadih railway station
Manduadih railway station is situated in Manduadih region of Varanasi. It is one of the main station in Varanasi other being Varanasi Junction. Originating station of many trains.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Varanasi.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vārānasi, Banares, Kāsi, Banāras, Varanassi, বারানসি, Варанаси, Varanasi, Benares, Varanasio, Benarés, Vârânasî, वाराणसी, Kashi, काशी, VNS, ワーラーナシー, 바라나시, Varanasis, Waranasi, வாரணாசி, พาราณสี, 瓦臘納西
