Chandauli district

Chandauli
District of Uttar Pradesh
Rajdari Waterfalls
Location of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Varanasi
Established	20 May 1997
Headquarters	Chandauli
Government
•  District Magistrate	Nikhil T. Phunde, IAS
•  Lok Sabha constituencies	Chandauli
•  Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Virendra Singh (Varanasi)
Area
• Total	2,484.70 km2 (959.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,952,756
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
•  Urban	242,553
Demographics
•  Literacy	80.9%
• Sex ratio	984
Languages
• Official language	Hindi
• Additional official	Urdu
• Regional	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-67
Website	chandauli.nic.in

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.

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.^{[ citation needed ]} 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). ^[1] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	354,167	—
1911	356,001	+0.05%
1921	361,609	+0.16%
1931	387,128	+0.68%
1941	459,271	+1.72%
1951	544,097	+1.71%
1961	659,347	+1.94%
1971	780,732	+1.70%
1981	1,001,246	+2.52%
1991	1,274,839	+2.45%
2001	1,643,251	+2.57%
2011	1,952,756	+1.74%
source: [2]

Religions in Chandauli district (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			88.48%
Islam			11.01%
Other or not stated			0.51%

According to the 2011 census Chandauli district has a population of 1,952,756, ^[4] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho ^[5] or the US state of New Mexico. ^[6] This gives it a ranking of 238th in India (out of a total of 640). ^[4] The district has a population density of 768 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,990/sq mi). ^[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.83%. ^[4] 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. ^[4]

Languages

Languages in Chandauli district (2011) ^[7]

1. Hindi (81.06%)
2. Bhojpuri (17.6%)
3. Urdu (1.16%)
4. Others (0.18%)

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. ^[7]

Bhojpuri is the local language of Chandauli. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language. ^[8]

Administrative divisions

The Chandauli district is divided into 5 Tehsils: Chandauli Sadar, Sakaldiha, Chakia. Mughalsarai and Naugarh.

These 5 Tehsils are divided into 9 Blocks: Barahani, Chandauli, Niyamatabad, Chahaniya, Sakaldiha, Dhanapur, Chakia, Shahabganj and Naugarh.

Tehsil	Block	No. of Gram Panchayat	LGD Code
Chandauli Sadar	Barahani	75	1615
	Chandauli	88	1618
Sakaldiha	Dhanapur	84	1619
	Chahaniya	91	1616
	Sakaldiha	104	1623
Chakia	Chakia	89	1617
	Sahabganj	72	1622
Mughalsarai	Niyamtabad	88	1621
Naugarh	Naugarh	43	1620

Politics

Chandauli Loksabha

• Virendra Singh (Varanasi)

Vidhan Sabha segments

No	Name	District	Member	Party		2024 Lead
380	Mughalsarai	Ramesh Jaiswal		Bharatiya Janata Party		Bhartiya Janata Party
381	Sakaldiha	Prabhunarayan Yadav		Samajwadi Party		Samajwadi Party
382	Saiyadraja	Sushil Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party		Bharatiya Janata Party
383	Chakia	Kailash Kharwar		Bharatiya Janata Party		Bharatiya Janata Party

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.
• Ramkishun Yadav, Ex-Member of Parliament Chandauli
• Prabhunarayan Yadav MLA Sakaldiha
• Sadhana Singh Rajya Sabha MP
• Sushil Singh MLA Saiyadraja
• Ashish Rai, Cricketer.

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). ^{[9] [10]}

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. ^[11] 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.

References

1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
2. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
4. "District Census Handbook: Chandauli" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
5. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Lesotho 1,924,886
6. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
8. Grierson, George Abraham (1881). A handbook to the Kayathi character. The Library of Congress. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, and co.
9. "Adamchini Chawal". Intellectual Property India. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
10. "Banarasi Paan, Langda mango from Kashi make it to GI club". The Times of India. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
11. "Banarasi Langda mango, Banarasi paan are latest entrants to GI tag club". Business Today. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• Official website

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