Shivdaspur | |
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Census town | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Varanasi |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 11,432 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP |
| Website | up |
Shivdaspur is a census town and a red light district in Varanasi in eastern Uttar Pradesh in India. It resides on periphery of Varanasi city, surrounded by Lahartara, Manduadih.
As of the 2001 Census of India, [1] Shivdaspur had a population of 11,432. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Shivdaspur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 48%.14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In the 1970s the red-light district in Dalamandi, near the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, was closed and the sex-workers moved to Shivdaspur. [2] The area has declined as the number of customers has fallen, partly because the fear of HIV. [3] There have been calls from locals and politicians for the area to be closed. [4] [5]
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