Sidhauli


Sidhauli is a town and an Ideal Notified Area Council in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It comes under Lucknow division and is in the Awadh region of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Four-lane National Highway 24 passes from the centre of the town. It comes under Mohanlalganj. Sidhauli is also a Sidhauli of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
It is the Headquarters of Tehsil Sidhauli and Sidhauli Community Development Block. Sidhauli Block comprises 306 Gram Panchayats.

Geography

Sidhauli has an average elevation of 138 metres. The relief of the town is entirely flat, as are most other towns in the Ganges valley. There exists no prominent geomorphic feature. The river Sarayan, which meets the river Gomati further on, flows at distance of about 5 kilometres from the town. Because the town is located on alluvial soil, the water table in this region rarely falls below 50 feet. The town receives most of its rainfall during the South-West Monsoon. During the monsoon, the water table rises to 25–30 feet.

History

The name of the town, "Sidhauli", comes from the Sanskrit words "Siddhi" and "Awali". Accordingly, the name means "Home of great Sages and Saints".
Sidhauli borders on Naimisaranya, which has been one of the holiest places in Hinduism since ancient times. Many great saints and sages are reputed to have lived in the forests of this area.
Copper age implements of 1500 bc to 1000 bc such as Axis, Rings, Celts, Daggers etc found in sidhauli area, who kept in state Memorial Lucknow.
In 1942, during the Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi came to Sidhauli. During this time, Tara Chand Maheshwery was an eminent and prominent Sidhauli leader who was very close to Gandhi.

Demographics

, according to the Indian census, Sidhauli had a population of 569,117. Males constitute 52.98% of the population and females 47.01%. Sidhauli has an average literacy rate of 53.63%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 62.14%, and female literacy is only 44.04%. In Sidhauli, 16.34% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration

Sidhuli Town is a notified area with 14 wards.
The town of Sidhauli is well connected by road and rail to the state capital Lucknow, and to the national capital New Delhi. The town has a bus stop where most buses plying on the Lucknow-Sitapur-Bareilly-Rampur-Moradabad-Delhi route stop for a while. It has a broad gauge railway station and a railway line between Sitapur Junction and Lucknow City Junction. The town has no aerodrome facility. The nearest airport is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, in Lucknow. The town is covered by mobile telephone and internet services provided by several public and private telecommunication companies.

Education and Health Facilities

The town has a well equipped government-run community health centre or rural hospital. Apart from the community health centre, there are several private clinics, hospitals and nursing homes. There are several primary, secondary and senior secondary schools which provide education through Hindi, English and Urdu. Gandhi Postgraduate College is a renowned college located along National Highway 24.
Several national banks have opened branches in the town. The town has a bustling market located mainly along the National Highway and Tehseel Road.

Hospitals and Clinics

Sidhauli town:
Hospital comes under Sidhauli Tahsil:
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Institutions comes Under Sidhauli Tahsil:

ATM

It was sanctioned by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, New Delhi on 19 May 2005, under the Administrative control of Manav Vikas Evam Sewa Sansthan, in Lucknow.

Park

The town has an old temple to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva, known as Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple. The town also has a Jain temple, known as Shri Digambar Jain Mandir.
Holy Places
He was born in 1898 at Amberpur Village and was a famous Awadhi language poet held in high regard alongside other Awadhi poets such as Ramai Kaka, Vanshidhar Shukla, Ramashankar Yadav Vidhrohi.
He was born in 1895 at Hirapur village to a Nai caste family. He is a saint of social reformation and always devotee of Kabir. His poems give a message of peace and humanity in the Sadhukkadi language. Here is a paragraph from his famous book Kuriti Gadn Sangram:
सुनते हैं कि ब्रह्मा के मुख से पैदा हुए,
द्विज, भूषण तथा ब्राह्मण कहाते हैं।
भुजा ते क्षत्रिय भए वैश्य तो उदर ते हुए,
चरणों से जो पैदा हुए शूद्र कहाते हैं।।
ऐसे ब्रह्मा को नर कहै या की मादा कहै, जिसके प्रति अंग हू तो बच्चे जने जाते हैं।
आज कल की दुनिया में वैश्य ही अकेले रहे,क्योंकि अब तो सभी उधर द्वार ही ते आते हैं।।
A great poet of the Awadhi Language. Born in Hindaura Village. He worked in government services in Mahmoodabad. His poems are very unorthodox and full of ornamentation.

Politicians

Sitapur District has the largest Scheduled Caste population in Uttar Pradesh. Sidhauli is a prominent place for politicians to attract Dalit and so-called 'Backward' voters. Consequently, many National, State, and Regional level politicians have come to Sidhauli such as:
The film Pyar Mein Thoda Twist was shot in Paisiya village in Sidhauli. The film was produced by Manju Bharti and co-producers Vijay Singh Bhadauria, Ajita Bhadauria and Noor Fatima along with director Partho Ghosh. Film music director is famous singer Bappi Lahrai. Film Lafange Nawab & Khajuraho Dreams were also shot in manva teela.

Sister Cities

,Bihar
Sindhauli, Shahjahanpur
Village Sidhauli, Atarauli
Aligarh

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