Chandausi is a city and a

municipal board A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Sambhal district Sambhal district, previously called as Bhimnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. The district headquarter is Bahjoi town. A large of 993 villages with 16 police stations fall under Sambhal district. History The dist ...

in the state of

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. The original name of the city was "Chanda Si", meaning "moon-like" (in Indian poetry, the moon is considered to be beautiful). Chandausi is a large town which is approximately 45 km away from the city of

Moradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...

. It has an average elevation of 284 metres (603 feet). It is 187.5 km from New Delhi. On 5 September 2017 it was declared by Government that the district and session courts for Sambhal District will be established in Chandausi. Also, the district headquarters of Sambhal district is established in

Bahjoi Bahjoi is a Nagar Palika Parishad city in Sambhal district, Moradabad division, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Bahjoi is the headquarter of Sambhal district. In the past years of its life it was famous for the glass factory during the Br ...

of Chandausi Tehsil. Zonal Railway Training Institute (ZRTI) at Chandausi, Moradabad UP is the oldest (and North India's only) Railway Training Institute, where group C railway employees like Driver, Guard, Ticket Checker, Station Master, Traffic Inspector, Commercial Inspector, JE (signal & Telecom) etc. are trained for initial, promotional and refresher courses. ZRTI is an ISO 9001 Institute. Applicants pass All India Railway Examinations to get admission into the institute. ZRTI is headed by a senior Civil Services Officer.

History

Chandausi was founded by Rampal chief of

Rohilkhand Rohilkhand (today Bareilly, Moradabad, Badaun and Rampur; ) is a region in the northwestern part of Uttar Pradesh, India, that is centered on the Bareilly and Moradabad divisions. It is part of the upper Ganges Plain, and is named after the ...

in 1755. Khan enticed several Bania merchants to settle in the town, so that they would carry out trade with the western territories. It later became an important centre for rice and sugar exports to the west.

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Chandausi had a population of 1,14,383 out of which males were 60,256 and females were 54,127. The literacy rate was 72.63 percent.

Education

* N.K.B.M.G Postgraduate College

Transport

Chandausi Junction is situated on Aligarh - Bareilly Railway Route. It is also on a loop line of Lucknow - Moradabad Railway Route. A major railway station Moradabad junction is just 30 mins away from here via railway. line. Bus services from Kaushambi Bus Depot, Ghaziabad to Chandausi Depot under Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation UPSRTC. Buses are also available from Anand Vihar, Noida City Center and Greater Noida to Chandausi.

Climate

The climate of the area is similar to that of the

Indo-Gangetic Plain The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the Northern Plain or North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain spanning across the northern and north-eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. It encompasses North India, northern and East India, easte ...

, with hot dry summers and cold winters and an average of 35 inches of rainfall. * Summer: 45.0 °C (max), 32.5 °C (min) * Winter: 28.5 °C (max), 3 °C (min) * Average rainfall: 1143 mm (per year)

References

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