Shivdaspur

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state_name = Uttar Pradesh
district = Varanasi
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Shivdaspur is a red light village in Varanasi in eastern Uttar Pradesh in India. It resides on periphery of Varanasi city, surrounded by Lahartara, Manduadih. Some houses serve as cheap brothels in this locality of Shivdaspur. NGO Gudia work here for the prevention of prostitution, rescue of new girls in the flesh trade.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , 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 Shivdaspur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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