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.
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]
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.