Chandauli
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Chandauli also known as Chandoli, is a town and a nagar panchayat
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Chandauli district
Chandauli District
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....

  in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is the administrative headquarters of Chandauli District
Chandauli District
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....

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Geography

Chandauli is located at 25.27°N 83.27°E. It has an average elevation of 70 metres (229 feet).

No. of Tehsil 03
No. of Blocks 09
No. of Villages 1633
STD Code 05412

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Chandauli had a population of 20,071. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Chandauli has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 74% and female literacy of 55%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Media

GAON GIRAW- Gaon Giraw is the first weekly & first daily Hindi newspaper of the district.Shridhar Dwivedi is the founder of this publication group.

Satyajit Tiwari

He established RAMA MISSION FOR INDIA(a non-profit organization committed to change the way youths in rural India think, perceive and act.)

Mr. Satyajit considers education as the driving force for the change he intended to bring about. The primary ways and means adopted to help reach the noble destination are as follows:

Libraries
Sports Center
Internet Hubs
Cultural Platforms
Other Activities
He has established a chain of rural libraries(in villages of Chandauli viz. Guwas in Niyamtabad block, Mawaiyan and Masoi in Chakia block inter alia). These libraries not only serve as study center but also as a platform for plethora of activities. A typical Rama Bhawan library has the following:

100-125 books on various topics related to literature, religion, science, fictions and non-fictions in English as well as Hindi.

Availability of all the major journals of news, literature, science etc.

Major national and local newspapers
Cultural Instruments
Kits of all the major sports
Internet surfing
Cable television
A platform for interaction between local authorities and common people.

Khedaru Rai Rajbhar

A person of strong feeling for the country during freedom struggle. He was a staunch reformer and pleaded for the cause of downtrodden. In 1942, He offers Satyagraha from the village, Jamunipur, in the Sakaldiha block. He died in 1968 at BHU.

Kamlapati Tripathi

Born in Chandauli, Mr. Tripathi had significant contribution in the development and growth of Varanasi—from which Chandauli separated. In particular, The new Varanasi Railway station became possible only because of him. Pt. Tripathi was Railway Minister during Indira Gandhi's Prime Ministership.

Prasidha Narayan Singh

He was a first Graduate person from Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

 district( now Chandauli) and freedom fighter from Chandauli . He was a big land lord of mahaich pargana . Kashi king was give the gift of the some par of the Naugarh to the shri singh. He made up kashtriya house in NAUGARH.its known as VILLAGE SHAMSERPUR.He was the great speaker he speaking in seminar of lord ERVIN.
He was the founder of Udai Pratap College
Udai Pratap College
Udai Pratap Autonomous College is an autonomous college of UGC situated in the northwestern part of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. It spans about of land...

[old name-kastriya hewat college Varanasi].Mr. Singh are related from advanced modern family.He provided the best education to the whole family member.In Chandauli district he was kept the bigger landlord personality.The King of Bhinga Raja Udai Pratap called "JAMINDAR SAAB'to the Mr. Singh.

Chunni Lal Gupta

He was a freedom fighter who was famous person in Chandauli. He was born in Chandauli. In his life, he was sent to jail for 7 years by English government. Angrej had punished him for oppose them.He was best friend of Pt. Kamala Pati Tripathi. He was a real Hero of Chandauli Land who fought with Angrej and oppose their policy.
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