Why visit Rāmnagar
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Management Studies, BHU, Ramnagar Fort and Bharat Kala Bhavan.
Weather in Rāmnagar
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About Rāmnagar
Ramnagar is a town, just adjacent to Varanasi city and a municipal board in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ramnagar has a fort known as Ramnagar Fort which is still the residence of King of Varanasi (Benares). He was known as Kashi Naresh meaning king of Kashi (Ancient name of Beneres) and is still regarded by old residents of the city of Varanasi. Ramnagar Fort and its museum are the repository of the history of the kings of Benares and since the 18th century has been the home of Kashi Naresh.
From the Wikipedia article Ramnagar, Varanasi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
School · 4.0 km
Public research institute in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
School · 4.7 km
Institute in Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India
Jamia Salafia India
School · 5.1 km
Islamic Jamia or central seminary university in Varanasi, India
Museums and landmarks4
Ramnagar Fort
Monument and historic site
Ramnagar Road, Varanasi
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Bharat Kala Bhavan
Museum · 3.4 km
University museum located in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship2
History
The Ramnagar Fort was built by Kashi Naresh Raja Balwant Singh with creamy chunar sandstone in the eighteenth century. It is a typically Mughal style of architecture with carved balconies, open courtyards, and picturesque pavilions.
From the History section of Ramnagar, Varanasi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare7
Map of Rāmnagar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Varanasi 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Dīkshitpur 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Chunār 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Chandauli 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Barāgaon 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Ahraura 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Chakia 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Kachhwa 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Jaunpur 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bharat Kala Bhavan Museum, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Jeff Hart from Bloomington, IN, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Entrance area of Ramnagar Fort, Sidhiwasi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Faculty of Arts, BHU, AKS.9955, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ram Nagar 0 - Maharani Banaras Mahila Mahavidyalaya (45119191294), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 05, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 01, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 01 (cropped), Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cannon at Ramnagar Fort, VAranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, K.Venkataramana, CC0
- Ram Nagar 1 - gate (37718724465), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar 2 - after party (38574140612), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar 1a (38549633736), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar - curd (38299005192), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ramnagar Fort - panoramio, Arastu Gupta, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ram Nagar 3 (38574146002), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar Fort 4 - inner courtyard (38569484921), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar Fort 6 - corridor (38569487101), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar Fort 5 - bats (24697434148), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sanskrit inscription at Vyasa Kasi, Ramnagar Fort, Varanasi, U.P, K.Venkataramana, CC0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 03, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 02 (cropped), Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 02, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ram Nagar Fort 9 (38520617471), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar Fort 7 (38464193096), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar Fort 8 (24648006388), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Ganga River and Ramnagar bridge from Ramnagar fort, Vyasa kasi, Varanasi, U.P, K.Venkataramana, CC0
- Ram Nagar Fort 10 (26744384319), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar 12 - work in progres (37782920384), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ram Nagar 11 - selfie (26712929829), juggadery, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 04, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 08, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 06, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 07, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar, Varanasi banner, Paramanu Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ganges, Varanasi (8746966447), Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Varanasi (8746969365), Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Varanasi (8746969485), Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Worship in the bank of ganges river8, BRPever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramnagar fort, vsvinaykumar, Attribution
- Total solar eclipse on 22nd July at Varanasi,India, Manoj.dayyala, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Varanasi Roads, Asmajamil0098, CC BY-SA 4.0
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