Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
37.7% of women in Varanasi own land in their name, better than the typical district. 49.4% own a house in their name, close to the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 13.9% and women with a bank account at 89.6%.