Chandauli district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Chandauli town is the district headquarters. Chandauli district, a part of Varanasi Division, became a separate district on 20 May 1997.Chandauli district is located in south eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, a city in the district has the busiest railway station in the North East of Uttar Pradesh. The district includes the Chandraprabha (nature) Sanctuary and a number of waterfalls, including at Devdari and Rajdari. The District contributes to Indian GDP by providing the various cereals from the district including paddy and wheat. Popularly known as the "Dhaan Ka Katora of Uttar Pradesh" ("rice bowl of Uttar Pradesh") because of fertile lands of the Gangetic Plain. Chanduali district made big contributions at the time of freedom movements. In Chanduali there is a village named Ghoswan and Khakhara which is known for the protest against the British for the freedom of India. Chandauli district has its own railway station named Chandauli Majhwar railway station near to district headquarters.

The district has five Vidhan Sabha seats and one member of parliament seat.

Economy In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chandauli one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chandauli district has a population of 1,952,756, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 238th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.83%. Chandauli has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1,000 males. 12.42% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.88% and 2.14% of the population respectively.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 81.06% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 17.60% Bhojpuri and 1.16% Urdu as their first language.

Bhojpuri is the local language of Chandauli. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.

Administrative divisions Chandauli district is divided into two main types of sub-district administrative units: tehsils and development blocks. These two units serve different purposes and function under separate departments.

Tehsil Tehsils are the revenue and general administrative units in the district. They primarily handle land revenue administration, maintenance of land records, revenue collection, and magisterial duties.

Each tehsil is headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), while revenue matters are managed by the Tehsildar and supporting staff such as Naib Tehsildar, Kanungo, and Lekhpal (Patwari).

Chandauli district has 5 tehsils: No. Code Tehsil No. of villages 1 00992 Sakaldiha 441 2 00993 Chandauli Sadar 386 3 00994 Chakia 480 4 01042 Mughalsarai 205 5 01053 Naugarh 112

Development Blocks Development blocks are the basic units for rural development and panchayati raj activities. They are responsible for the implementation of various government schemes related to rural development, such as MGNREGA, PMAY, Swachh Bharat Mission, agriculture, health, and education.

Each development block is headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO), who works under the overall supervision of the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of the district.

Chandauli district has 9 development blocks: No. LGD Code Block No. of Gram PanchayatNo. of Villages1 1615 Barahani 752052 1616 Chahaniya 911763 1617 Chakia 892834 1618 Chandauli 881835 1619 Dhanapur 841386 1620 Naugarh 431417 1621 Niyamtabad 881378 1622 Sahabganj 721889 1623 Sakaldiha 104176

Municipal bodies Urban areas in Chandauli district are governed by urban local bodies under the Urban Development Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. These bodies are responsible for urban planning, civic services, sanitation, water supply, street lighting, and other municipal functions.

These urban local bodies function as institutions of local self-government and are headed by an elected Chairperson (or Mayor in the case of the Nagar Palika), with day-to-day administration managed by an Executive Officer appointed by the state government.

The municipal bodies operate parallel to the rural development blocks and tehsils, covering the urban and semi-urban parts of the district.

No. ULB Code Name Type Population (2011) No. wards Lead Party (2023) 1 801227 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar(Mughalsarai) Nagar Palika Parishad 1,09,650 25 IndependentSonu Kinnar (SC Woman Reserved) 2 801229 Chandauli Nagar Panchayat 23,020 10 IndependentSunil 3 801231 Chakia Nagar Panchayat 17,356 12 BJPGaurav Kumar 4 801230 Saiyadraja(Saiyad Raja) Nagar Panchayat 18,315 13 BJPRita Devi (OBC Woman reserved)

Politics Chandauli district falls under two Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituencies. Three assembly segments of the district are part of the Chandauli Lok Sabha constituency, whereas the Chakia assembly segment is included in the Robertsganj Lok Sabha constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).

Parliamentary constituencies No Name MP MemberParty2024 Lead76ChandauliVirendra Singh80RobertsganjChhotelal Kharwar

Assembly constituencies No Name MLA MemberParty2022 Lead380MughalsaraiRamesh Jaiswal381SakaldihaPrabhunarayan Yadav382SaiyadrajaSushil Singh383ChakiaKailash Kharwar

Notable people

Baba Keenaram, Aghori ascetic believed to be the originator of the Aghori sect of Shaivism. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Ex-Prime Minister of India born in Mughalsarai. Rajnath Singh, current Defence Minister of India, former Home Minister of India & Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, born in Bhabhaura, a small village in Chandauli District. Sadhana Singh Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Singh MLA Saiyadraja Prabhunarayan Yadav MLA Sakaldiha Ramkishun Yadav, Ex-Member of Parliament Chandauli

Geographical indication Adamchini Chawal was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 22 February 2023 (valid till 3 November 2030).

M/s. Ishani Agro Producer Company Limited, & Human Welfare Association from Chandauli, proposed the GI registration of Adamchini Chawal. After filing the application in November 2020, the rice was granted the GI tag in 2023 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Adamchini Chawal " exclusive to the rice grown in the region. It thus became the second rice variety from Uttar Pradesh after Kalanamak rice and the 37th type of goods from Uttar Pradesh to earn the GI tag.

The GI tag protects the rice from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

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