Chandausi

Chandausi
Devloping Town
Nickname(s): Chand-si
Chandausi
Coordinates: 28°27′N 78°46′E / 28.45°N 78.77°E / 28.45; 78.77Coordinates: 28°27′N 78°46′E / 28.45°N 78.77°E / 28.45; 78.77
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sambhal
Elevation 284 m (932 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 114,384
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 244412
Vehicle registration UP 38

Chandausi is a city and a municipal board in Sambhal district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The original name of the city was "Chaand Si", meaning "moon-like" (in Indian poetry the moon is considered to be beautiful). It has an average elevation of 284 metres (603 feet). It is 187.5 km from New Delhi.[1][2]

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Chandausi had a population of 1,14,254 out of which males were 60,238 and females were 54,016. The literacy rate was 72.63 percent.[3]

Religions in Chandausi
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 51%
Muslims
  
 46%
Jains
  
 0.4%
Others†
  
 0.6%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Transport

Chandausi railway station is on the Chandausi loop of Lucknow-Moradabad line.[4]

Climate

The climate of the area is similar to that of the Indo-Gangatic plain, with hot dry summers and cold winters and an average of 35 inches of rainfall.

Temples

Bade Hanuman ji mandir is one of the oldest temples of the city. It is situated at Hanumanghari near Sita Ashram playground. It is the temple of Hanuman ji and is 400 years old. A huge crowd worships in this temple every Tuesday and Saturday as these days are the days of Lord Hanuman. The temple has idols of Shri Ram parivar, Shri krishna Parivar, Shiv Parivar, Goddess Durga, Lord Bhero ji, Lord Sai Baba etc. It is situated on a small hill (Teela) and has a cave under the Hanuman ji statue. This cave runs through a large area of the city.

References

  1. ↑ http://distancebetween2.com/delhi/chandausi
  2. ↑ http://m.indianexpress.com/news/shift-district-hq-to-sambal-residents/1001978/
  3. ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management Ebooks. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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