# 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.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 72; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 36 of 688; 1% of India's 13,740 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 6: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto |
| Apps not found here | DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 42; most stores: Varanasi Cantt (10), Mahmoorganj (5), Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram (3) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 37 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 10 |
| JioMart | 9 |
| BigBasket | 6 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 6 |
| Zepto | 4 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Varanasi Cantt | 10 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Mahmoorganj | 5 | Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |
| Awadhoot Bhagwan Ram Kusth Seva Ashram | 3 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Basant Nagar | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Bhulanpur | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Durga Kund | 2 | BigBasket, Swiggy Instamart |
| Hamrautia | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Hindu Vishwa Vidhyalaya | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Sarnath | 2 | Blinkit, Zepto |
| VARANASI SHIVPUR | 2 | BigBasket, Blinkit |
| DLW | 2 | Blinkit |
| Akatha | 1 | Blinkit |
| Ashapur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Awaleshpur | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Bhagatpur | 1 | BigBasket |
| Bhagwanpur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Bhu | 1 | Zepto |
| CHIRAIGAON | 1 | JioMart |
| Danganj | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Dhanapur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Income Tax Colony | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Industrial Estate Varanasi | 1 | Blinkit |
| Jaitpura | 1 | Blinkit |
| Janki Nagar | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kabirpur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Kailashpuri Colony | 1 | Blinkit |
| Karadhi | 1 | Blinkit |
| Lamhi | 1 | Blinkit |
| Lanka | 1 | Blinkit |
| Lehertara Industrial Estate | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the 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 1,562 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).

## 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?

1,562, 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 13,740 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31