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Bhagawanpur, Varanasi

Bhagawanpur is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Bhagawanpur, Varanasi
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The place

Bhagawanpur is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The census town and village falls under the Gourdih gram panchayat. Bhagawanpur Census town and village is about 11 kilometers southeast of Varanasi railway station, 324 kilometers southeast of Lucknow and 1.5 kilometers southeast of Banaras Hindu University.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Bhagawanpur, Varanasi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Banaras Hindu University

    Banaras Hindu University, formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. It is ranked amongst the most prestigious universities of the country.

    1.8 km · University in Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Kashi Vishwanath Temple

    Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

    4.4 km · Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Gyanvapi Mosque

    The Gyanvapi Mosque is a mosque located in Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The site was originally an ancient Hindu temple of Shiva or "Kashi Vishveshwara", one of the twelve sacred Jyotirlingas.

    4.5 km · Mosque in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Alamgir Mosque

    The Alamgir Mosque, also known as the Aurangzeb's Mosque, is a mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The mosque is located at a prominent site above the Panchaganga Ghat.

    5 km · mosque in Varanasi, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    New Vishwanath Temple

    Shri Vishwanath Mandir also known as Vishwanath Mandir, Vishwanath Temple, New Vishwanath Temple and Birla Temple is another prominent Hindu temple in the holy city of Varanasi. Hindus across India and abroad visit this particular Lord Shiva temple to offer prayer to the Lord Vishwanath for the well-being of their families, and eternal peace.

    2.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Manikarnika Ghat

    Manikarnika Ghat is one of the oldest and sacred ghats on the banks of the River Ganges, in the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is included in the 84 ghats of Varanasi.

    4.5 km · Hindu shrine and open crematorium · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

    The Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi is a public technical university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is ranked amongst the most prestigious engineering institutions in India.

    1.9 km · Public research institute in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple

    The Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India dedicated to the Hindu deity Hanuman, in his form as sankat mochan, meaning the "reliever from troubles". The temple was established by the Hindu preacher and poet-saint Tulsidas in the early 16th century.

    1.5 km · Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Durga Mandir, Varanasi

    Durga Mandir, also known as Durga Kund Mandir and Durga Temple, is one of the most famous temples in the holy city of Varanasi. This temple has great religious importance in Hinduism and is dedicated to Durga.

    2.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Vishalakshi Temple

    The Vishalakshi Devi Temple, also known as Vishalakshi Gauri Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Varanasi dedicated to the goddess Parvati. It is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas, where Shakti is worshipped as Vishalakshi Devi and Bhairava as Kaal Bhairav.

    4.3 km · temple dedicated to Vishalakshi in India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bhagawanpur, Varanasi

Airports
Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 25 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 252 km · Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO), 269 km
Stations
Banaras railway station, 4.9 km · Bhulanpur railway station, 5.5 km · Varanasi Port, 2.9 km
  • Lucknow → Bhagawanpur, Varanasi
    272 km · quickest by road, 4h 37m · ₹1,950–2,440
  • Siliguri → Bhagawanpur, Varanasi
    565 km · quickest by air, 6h 58m · ₹7,070–10,840
  • Bhopal → Bhagawanpur, Varanasi
    611 km · quickest by air, 7h 2m · ₹7,340–11,260
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bhagawanpur, Varanasi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inA taxi to/from the airport takes an hour and costs ₹750, while a tuk-tuk/auto-rickshaw can take twice as long and costs ₹500.
  • Get inFrom the Sunauli bus station, take a rickshaw (₹200) to the border crossing, get your passport stamped on the Nepali side then walk through the border.
  • Get aroundMany streets are too narrow to be reached by cycle-rickshaw, auto-rickshaw, and car and therefore, you may have to walk a bit to reach your destination.
  • Get aroundTherefore, it will often be convenient to travel by cycle rickshaw, E-rickshaw or auto-rickshaw.
  • Get aroundFurther journeys, such as to Sarnath (10 km), cost ₹500 there and back (with a one- to two-hour waiting period) or ₹300 one way by auto-rickshaw.

From Wikivoyage: Varanasi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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Around it

Next door to Bhagawanpur, Varanasi

Bhagawanpur, Varanasi is 5 km from Varanasi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

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