Siddhaur

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Siddhaur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

It was initially known as Siddhpura, and as time passed by, it became Siddhaur. It is around 28 km from district headquarters Barabanki. It is adorned by the Siddheshwar Mahadev temple and Mazar of [https://peerdaryanisar.blogspot.com/2021/06/sawan-e-umri.html?m=1 Peer Makhdoom Khairuddin Daryanisar Ansari (r.a)] who was the disciple of Peer Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangeer Simnani (r.a). In the months of December and January each year a big fair is held on the occasion of Shivratri at the Siddheshwar Mahadev temple.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Siddhaur had a population of 10,745. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Siddhaur has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 46%, and female literacy is 29%. In Siddhaur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In past Kali Sahay Saheb was lord of Siddhaur empire and after him, his lordship is given to his grandchildren Shubhanshu Saheb, Rupanshu saheb s/o Dr. Vijay Kumar Srivastava.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

References

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