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Chandauli District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Chandauli town is the district headquarters. Chandauli district is a part of Varanasi Division.Chandauli became a separate district for the first time on May 20, 1997. However, after coming into power, Mayawati dissolved it on January, 2004 and ensured its merger again in Varanasi. But, the decision was challenged in the high court after which its recreation was ensured on June 17, 2004.
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Map of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Mughalsarai, a city in the district has the busiest rail station in the North East of India. It has great natural beauty in the form of Chandraprabha Sanctuary and many waterfalls which include 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" because of extreme fertile lands of the Gangetic Plain. Chanduali district made big contributions at the time of freedom movements. Chanduali District is not much developed and there were lot of problems of infrastructure and education. But slowly, situation is improving as people are now awakened and want development of the area as critical for their future. In Chanduali there is a very famous village named Ghoswan and Khakhara which is famous for the protest against the British for the freedom of India.
The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.
Geography
Chandauli is located at 25.27°N 83.27°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 70 metres (230 ft). It comes under Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh.
Number of tehsils : 4 : Chandauli, Sakaldeeha, Mughalsarai and Chakia;
Number of blocks : 9 : Barahani, Chandauli, Niyamtabad, Chahaniya, Sakaldeeha, Dhanapur Chakiya, Shahabganj and Naugarh.
Thanas : 16 : Mughalsarai, Alinagar, Balua, Chakiya, Chandauli,Chakarghatta Saiyyadraja,Kandwan, Sakaldeeha, Shahabganj, Baburi, Majhgawan,Dheena, Dhanapur, Naugarh and Mahila Thana.
Number of villages : 1651; mukundpur,Ghoswan, maroofpur majhilepur hingutar garh.
Rivers : Ganga, Karmanasha, Chandraprabha
and others.Dams : Naugarh, Mushakhard, Chandraprabha, Latifshah, Bhaisoda.
Canals : Chandraprabha, Mushakhad, Narayanpur and Bhupauli Lift Canal.
Waterfalls : Rajdari, Devdari, Aurvatard, Karmanasha Waterfall and others.
Lakes : Chandraprabha, Bhaisoda, Naugarh, Mushakhard, Latifshah and others.
Crops : Paddy, Wheat.
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 1,952,713, 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 768 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,990/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.83%. Chandauli has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.86%.