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 .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Chandauli It has an average elevation of . Located about 30 kilometers from Varanasi, it comes under Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. Mughalsarai, a major railway junction between northern and eastern India is located in Chandauli district. It is served by Chandauli Majhwar railway station. Bihar districts border start from its eastern side. NH 19 passes from Chandauli district.
Notable people Baba Keenaram, Aghori ascetic believed to be the originator of the Aghori sect of Shaivism. Lal Bahadur Shastri, birthplace in Mughalsarai. Rajnath Singh, current Defense Minister of India and former Home Minister of India, born in Bhabhaura, a small village in Chandauli District.
Distance of Chandauli from important cities Varanasi – 30 km Prayagraj – 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 Mahadeur- 9 km
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