Chandauli

Chandauli Chandoli
Town
Chandauli Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°16′N 83°16′E / 25.27°N 83.27°E / 25.27; 83.27Coordinates: 25°16′N 83°16′E / 25.27°N 83.27°E / 25.27; 83.27
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Area
• Total	2,484.70 km2 (959.35 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	23,020
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	232104
Vehicle registration	UP-67
Website	www.chandauli.nic.in

Chandauli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chandauli district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chandauli District.

Geography[]

Chandauli is located at

25°16′N 83°16′E / 25.27°N 83.27°E / 25.27; 83.27.^[1] It has an average elevation of 70 metres (230 ft). It comes under Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located about 30 kilometers from Varanasi. Mughalsarai, a major railway junction between Northern and Eastern India is located in Chandauli district. Chandauli Majhwar railway station serves Chandauli.

Media[]

is the first weekly and first daily Hindi newspaper of the district. is the first online portal of the district.

Notable people[]

• Rajnath Singh, current Defense Minister of India and former Home Minister of India, born in Bhabhaura, a small village in Chandauli District
• Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India, born in Mughalsarai

• Babu Prasiddh Narain Singh, first graduate of Varanasi and founder of boarding houses in more than 28 districts in North India. First MLC from Banaras (1921) , first elected chairman of Banaras District Board.Administrator of Chaupansi Collage , Jodhpur ; RBS collage , Agra; Udai Pratap Singh Collage, Varanasi. Founder-editor of 'Kshatriya-Mitra' published from Varanasi/Kashi(U.P.)

• Rajesh Srivastava, IPS(Retd). of UP Cadre. Known to be a very efficient police officer. Belongs to Narsinghpur Khurd in Chandauli District. At present, resides in Lucknow.

• Kamal Shankar Srivastava, IAS(Retd). of Jharkhand Cadre. Known to be a very efficient bureaucrat. Author of more than 100 books. Belongs to Narsinghpur Khurd in Chandauli District. At present, resides in Gurugram.

Distance of Chandauli from important cities[]

• Varanasi – 30 km
• Allahabad – 155 km
• Gwalior – 623 km
• Lucknow- 320 km
• Kanpur – 350 km
• Ghazipur – 50 km
• Mirzapur – 80 km
• Jaunpur – 90 km
• Azamgarh – 125 km
• Gorakhpur – 210 km
• Patna – 230 km
• Gaya – 230 km
• Ranchi – 400 km
• Jharsuguda – 824 km
• New Delhi – 810 km
• Kolkata – 670 km
• Madhupur Sonbhadra – 85 km
• Parasi Kalan – 15 km

References[]