Babhanpura

Bhabhanpura is a village situated at the outskirts of Varanasi city and is 7km away from the heart of the city. The nearby temples are ancient Shiva temple on the ghat of Holy Ganges at Shivbar and a Hanuman temple. Lord Shiva temple is mentioned in vedic texts also and considered to be a very important temple. The first rays of Sun falls on the Shiva linga. Many rituals of this village including marriages are performed at Garva baba and Bhagauti Maa (Ma Durga). A Sankhya Yoga Ashram has been constructed at the same place by Swamiji Shree Om Prakash Aranya Ji. Swamiji's Ashram is at Sarnath and he propagates Samkhya Yoga darshan of Kapila Muni. The general employment profile of this village is inclined towards Armed forces(Defence), Police forces and teaching profession. Most of the people of this village are employed in Government Jobs. Dr. Mrs. Atiraj Singh of this village is the Principal of Air Force School. She is a famous Hindi writer. Also, Shri Shivmurat tiwari of the same village was a well known wrestler.

One of the noted scholar who originally hails from this village is Shri Sheo Lagan Tiwari. He served education department of UP Government in various capacities and authored several books in the field of continuing education. He also translated one of the ancient & voluminous religious text called " Brahmarchan Padhdhati" from Sanskrit to English. This book has got a good popularity in Thailand as well as in india among the worshippers of Lord Brahma.

There is a primary school in a nearby Raipura village.

Population Data

* Total Population: 2,633
* Male Population: 1,370
* Female Population: 1,263