Sidhauli

Sidhauli
town
Sidhauli

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 27°17′N 80°50′E / 27.28°N 80.83°ECoordinates: 27°17′N 80°50′E / 27.28°N 80.83°E
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Elevation 188 m (617 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 569,117[1]
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 261303
Telephone code 05864
Vehicle registration UP 34

Sidhauli is a town and a nagar panchayat 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. It has an old temple of Lord Shiva, called as Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple. The famous poet Narottam Das was born in Badi area of Sidhauli, one of his famous creations is Sudama-Charit dedicated to the friendship of Lord Krishna and his friend Sudama.

Geography

Sidhauli is located at.[2] It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] 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 44.04%. In Sidhauli, 16.34% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Sidhauli
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 73%
Muslims
  
 26%
Jains
  
 0.5%
Others†
  
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=153859
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sidhauli
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.