Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur City is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) River near the border with Bihar state in eastern Uttar Pradesh, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares) and also called Lahuri Kashi. The city of Ghazipur also constitutes one of the seven distinct tehsils, or subdivisions, of the Ghazipur district.