Ramnagar (Varanasi)
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Varanasi | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 17 ′ N , 83 ° 2 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 49,132 (2011) | ||
Ramnagar is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The city is located on the banks of the Ganges and is directly across from Varanasi .
The city is part of the Varanasi district . Ramnagar has the status of Nagar Palika Parishad . The city is divided into 24 wards . It had a total of 49,132 inhabitants on the cut-off date of the 2011 census, of which 26,071 were men and 23,061 women. Hindus form the largest group of the city's population with a share of over 75%, followed by Muslims with over 23%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 79.92%.
Ramnagar has a fortress called the Ramnagar Fort that is still the residence of the King of Varanasi (Benares).