Hallaur
Hallaur or Hallor village is located in Domariyaganj Tehsil of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Domariyaganj is the nearest town to Hallaur village.
Hallaur | |
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Town of Siddharthnagar | |
Hallaur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Hallaur Hallaur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27.1727°N 82.6505°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Siddharthnagar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,999 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Awadhi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 272191 |
| Website | sidharthnagar |
The name was derived from Chapter Hal-ata (Al-Insan) of the Quran by Meer Syed Shah Abdur Rasool (Meera Baba). Hallaur has a post office with PIN 272191 and homoeopathic and Ayurvedic dispensaries and a maternity home run by the State government. Bhatangwan village was merged into Hallaur and became a de facto part of Hallaur.
It is 44 kilometres southwest of Siddharthnagar district and 49 kilometres north of Basti district headquarters, neighbouring Domariaganj its headquarters. It is one of the biggest villages of the district and hence is sometimes because of its vast area referred to as a town by the local people of Siddhartha Nagar. Hallaur bazaar, a weekly shopping market, is the backbone of all trading activities of the area. The bazaar was established in 1907 by Meer Akber Husain, a prominent figured landlord and elderly person of old Basti district. Hallaur is a well-known place in the fields of literacy, education, art and culture, and social and political awareness.