Chandausi

Chandausi
Chandausi
Municipality
	A platform at the Chandausi Junction railway station
	Nickname: Chanda-si
	Chandausi Location within Uttar Pradesh
	Coordinates: 28°27′N 78°46′E / 28.45°N 78.77°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sambhal
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	114,383
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	244412
Vehicle registration	UP-38

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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 "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. 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 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.