SIDHAULI

About Sidhauli

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. Four-lane National Highway 24 passes from the center of the town.It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet). The relief of the town is entirely flat as most other town in Ganges valley. There exists no prominent geomorphic feature. Sarayan river, which meets river Gomati later, flows at distance of about 5 kilometers from the town. Because the town is located on alluvial soil, water table in this region rarely goes below 50 feet. During South-West Monsoon, the table rises to 2530 feet. Town receives most of its rainfall during South-West Monsoon. As of 2011 India census,[2] 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.