How many dark stores are there in Varanasi?

72, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 6 apps.

Which app has the most dark stores in Varanasi?

Blinkit, with 37 stores, then Swiggy Instamart with 10 and JioMart with 9 (31 Oct 2026).

Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Varanasi?

Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes and Zepto. We found no DMart store in Varanasi in our checks.

Which areas of Varanasi have the most dark stores?

Varanasi Cantt (10), Mahmoorganj (5) and Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram (3), out of 42 named areas with a store.

How many dark stores are there in Uttar Pradesh?

1,561, in 54 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Varanasi has 72 of them.

How does Varanasi compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 36 of 688 cities by store count and holds 1% of the 13,736 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Dataset · Quick commerce

Dark stores in Varanasi: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 72 quick-commerce dark stores in Varanasi: Blinkit 37, Swiggy Instamart 10, JioMart 9, BigBasket 6, Flipkart Minutes 6 and Zepto 4. Varanasi ranks 36 of 688 cities by store count, with 1% of India's stores. It has 5% of the stores Rewalto counts in Uttar Pradesh.

Part of Rewalto's count of dark stores in India, by app, city and pin code. New to the term? Read what a dark store is.

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Key facts

Dark stores	72counted 31 Oct 2026
Rank among cities	36 of 6881% of India's 13,736 stores
Apps with a store here	6: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto
Apps not found here	DMartin our weekly checks
Named areas with a store	42most stores: Varanasi Cantt (10), Mahmoorganj (5), Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram (3)
Checked	23 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026weekly, per app

Counted on 31 Oct 2026

Stores in Varanasi

All cities Buy 72 Varanasi records

Blinkit3751%
JioMart913%
Zepto46%
Flipkart Minutes68%
Swiggy Instamart1014%
BigBasket68%

What the Varanasi counts show

Blinkit runs more than half of Varanasi's dark stores: 37 of 72.
Blinkit holds 51% of the stores here, against 37% across India.
No DMart store was found in Varanasi in our checks.
42 named areas have at least one store. Varanasi Cantt (10), Mahmoorganj (5) and Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram (3) have the most, 25% of the city's stores together.
Varanasi Cantt is served by 4 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes and JioMart.
7 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
Varanasi holds 5% of the 1,561 stores Rewalto counts in 54 Uttar Pradesh cities, the 7th most in the state.
Across the state that is 2.6 stores per 100,000 people living in Uttar Pradesh's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 59.4 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Prayagraj (118 km, 75 stores), Gorakhpur (164 km, 47 stores) and Siwan (168 km, 11 stores).

Areas of Varanasi with the most stores

30 of 42

Varanasi Cantt10 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart
Mahmoorganj5 stores: Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart
Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram3 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
Basant Nagar2 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
Bhulanpur2 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes
Durga Kund2 stores: BigBasket, Swiggy Instamart
Hamrautia2 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
Hindu Vishwa Vidhyalaya2 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
Sarnath2 stores: Blinkit, Zepto
VARANASI SHIVPUR2 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit
DLW2 stores: Blinkit
Akatha1 store: Blinkit
Ashapur1 store: Blinkit
Awaleshpur1 store: Swiggy Instamart
Bhagatpur1 store: BigBasket
Bhagwanpur1 store: Blinkit
Bhu1 store: Zepto
CHIRAIGAON1 store: JioMart
Danganj1 store: Swiggy Instamart
Dhanapur1 store: Blinkit
Income Tax Colony1 store: Flipkart Minutes
Industrial Estate Varanasi1 store: Blinkit
Jaitpura1 store: Blinkit
Janki Nagar1 store: Swiggy Instamart
Kabirpur1 store: Blinkit
Kailashpuri Colony1 store: Blinkit
Karadhi1 store: Blinkit
Lamhi1 store: Blinkit
Lanka1 store: Blinkit
Lehertara Industrial Estate1 store: Blinkit

Counts are what the apps show shoppers, so they are a floor, not a census. How we count dark stores. State population: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, Government of India, 2020. City location: Wikidata, read 28 October 2026.

Dark stores in IndiaAll 13,736 stores, by app and city
Dark stores in Uttar Pradesh1,561 stores in 54 cities
Blinkit dark stores in Varanasi37 stores and the areas they serve
Dark stores in Prayagraj118 km away, 75 stores
Dark stores in Gorakhpur164 km away, 47 stores
Dark stores in Siwan168 km away, 11 stores
Dark stores in Ayodhya183 km away, 12 stores
Dark stores in Gaya212 km away, 19 stores
Dark stores in Patna216 km away, 146 stores
Dark-store coverage map
Stock state by pin code
Delivery time by pin code
What is a dark store?
Quick commerce market share

Questions people ask

How many dark stores are there in Varanasi?: 72, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 6 apps.
Which app has the most dark stores in Varanasi?: Blinkit, with 37 stores, then Swiggy Instamart with 10 and JioMart with 9 (31 Oct 2026).
Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Varanasi?: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes and Zepto. We found no DMart store in Varanasi in our checks.
Which areas of Varanasi have the most dark stores?: Varanasi Cantt (10), Mahmoorganj (5) and Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram (3), out of 42 named areas with a store.
How many dark stores are there in Uttar Pradesh?: 1,561, in 54 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Varanasi has 72 of them.
How does Varanasi compare with other Indian cities?: It ranks 36 of 688 cities by store count and holds 1% of the 13,736 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.