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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
As of the [[2001 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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%. In [https://sangeetaspen.com/world-aids-day-2020-today-is-world-aids-day-its-initial-goals-and-ways-of-prevention/ World AIDS Day 2020 : आज है वर्ल्ड एड्स डे, इसके शुरुआती लक्षण और बचाव के तरिके], 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As of the [[2001 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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%. In [https://sangeetaspen.com/world-aids-day-2020-today-is-world-aids-day-its-initial-goals-and-ways-of-prevention/ World AIDS Day 2020 : आज है वर्ल्ड एड्स डे, इसके शुरुआती लक्षण और बचाव के तरिके], 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.


==Red-light district==
==Red-light district==
In the 1970s the red-light district in Dalamandi, near the [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]], was closed and the sex-workers moved to Shivdaspur.<ref name="[https://sangeetaspen.com/world-aids-day-2020-today-is-world-aids-day-its-initial-goals-and-ways-of-prevention/ Navbharat Times]">{{cite web |title=वाराणसी के रेड लाइट एरिया को लेकर जंग छिड़ी, धरना दे रहे लोगों का नगरवधुओं ने किया विरोध |trans-title=  
In the 1970s the red-light district in Dalamandi, near the [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]], was closed and the sex-workers moved to Shivdaspur.<ref name="[https://sangeetaspen.com/world-aids-day-2020-today-is-world-aids-day-its-initial-goals-and-ways-of-prevention/ Navbharat Times]">{{cite web |title=वाराणसी के रेड लाइट एरिया को लेकर जंग छिड़ी, धरना दे रहे लोगों का नगरवधुओं ने किया विरोध |trans-title=  
Varanasi's Red Light area wreaked havoc; townspeople protested against the people holding protesters |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/fight-over-red-light-area-in-varanasi-continues/articleshow/62865197.cms |website=Navbharat Times |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi |date=10 February 2018}}</ref> The area has declined as the number of customers has fallen, partly because the fear of [[HIV]].<ref>{{cite web |title=विश्व एड्स दिवस: बदनाम गलियों में बीमारी का खौफ, सन्नाटे में रेड लाइट एरिया | trans-title=World AIDS Day: A Danger of Disease in Bad Streets, Red Light Area in Silent |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-VAR-world-aids-day-varanashi-shivdaspur-maduadih-story-4824664-PHO.html |website=Dainik Bhaskar |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi |date=30 November 2014}}</ref> There have been calls from locals and politicians for the area to be closed.<ref>{{cite web |title=वाराणसी के रेड लाइट एरिया को लेकर जंग छिड़ी, धरना दे रहे लोगों का नगरवधुओं ने किया विरोध |trans-title=Varanasi's Red Light area wreaked havoc; townspeople protested against the people holding protesters |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/fight-over-red-light-area-in-varanasi-continues/articleshow/62865197.cms |website=Navbharat Times |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi |date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=तवायफों की गलियों में चुनावी तमाशा |url=https://www.patrika.com/varanasi-news/election-stir-in-red-light-area-of-varanasi-1521756/ |website=www.patrika.com |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi-IN}}</ref>
Varanasi's Red Light area wreaked havoc; townspeople protested against the people holding protesters |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/fight-over-red-light-area-in-varanasi-continues/articleshow/62865197.cms |website=Navbharat Times |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi |date=10 February 2018}}</ref> The area has declined as the number of customers has fallen, partly because the fear of [[HIV]].<ref>{{cite web |title=विश्व एड्स दिवस: बदनाम गलियों में बीमारी का खौफ, सन्नाटे में रेड लाइट एरिया | trans-title=World AIDS Day: A Danger of Disease in Bad Streets, Red Light Area in Silent |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-VAR-world-aids-day-varanashi-shivdaspur-maduadih-story-4824664-PHO.html |website=Dainik Bhaskar |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi |date=30 November 2014}}</ref> There have been calls from locals and politicians for the area to be closed.<ref>{{cite web |title=वाराणसी के रेड लाइट एरिया को लेकर जंग छिड़ी, धरना दे रहे लोगों का नगरवधुओं ने किया विरोध |trans-title=Varanasi's Red Light area wreaked havoc; townspeople protested against the people holding protesters |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/fight-over-red-light-area-in-varanasi-continues/articleshow/62865197.cms |website=Navbharat Times |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi |date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=तवायफों की गलियों में चुनावी तमाशा |url=https://www.patrika.com/varanasi-news/election-stir-in-red-light-area-of-varanasi-1521756/ |website=www.patrika.com |date=16 October 2016 |accessdate=16 December 2018 |language=hi-IN}}</ref>
 
==See also==
 
* [[Prostitution in India]]
* [[Prostitution in Asia]]
* [[Prostitution in Kolkata]]
* [[Prostitution in Mumbai]]
* [[Sonagachi]]
* [[All Bengal Women's Union]]
* [[Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee]]
* [[Male prostitution]]


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Latest revision as of 21:49, 14 August 2023

Shivdaspur
city
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictVaranasi
Population
 (2001)
 • Total11,432
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP
Websiteup.gov.in

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.

Demographics[edit]

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%. In World AIDS Day 2020 : आज है वर्ल्ड एड्स डे, इसके शुरुआती लक्षण और बचाव के तरिके, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Red-light district[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "वाराणसी के रेड लाइट एरिया को लेकर जंग छिड़ी, धरना दे रहे लोगों का नगरवधुओं ने किया विरोध" [Varanasi's Red Light area wreaked havoc; townspeople protested against the people holding protesters]. Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "विश्व एड्स दिवस: बदनाम गलियों में बीमारी का खौफ, सन्नाटे में रेड लाइट एरिया" [World AIDS Day: A Danger of Disease in Bad Streets, Red Light Area in Silent]. Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "वाराणसी के रेड लाइट एरिया को लेकर जंग छिड़ी, धरना दे रहे लोगों का नगरवधुओं ने किया विरोध" [Varanasi's Red Light area wreaked havoc; townspeople protested against the people holding protesters]. Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "तवायफों की गलियों में चुनावी तमाशा". www.patrika.com (in हिन्दी). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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