Sisauli
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Sisauli is a town and a Nagar Panchayat
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Muzaffarnagar district
Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...

 in the India
India
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States and territories of India
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 of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

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Geography

Sisauli is located at 29.42°N 77.47°E. It has an average elevation of 238 metres (780 feet).
Sisauli in Google Maps

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 Sisauli had a population of 15,171. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sisauli has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 46%. In Sisauli, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sisauli is the center of the farmers' revolution against the price of the sugarcane and the other problems of farmers.

Education

There are schools mostly associated with UP board. Well known schools are DAV Inter College(UP Board),Rajkiya Kanya Pathshala(UP Board),Janata Inter College(UP Board),Vaidic Vidya Mandir(UP Board),Moon Light Public School(CBSE),Eklavya Public School(CBSE).There is one degree college for girls, Mukhtyari Devi Kanya Mahavidyalaya associated to CCS
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Chaudhary Charan Singh University , formerly Meerut University is a public university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime minister of India...

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Surprisingly, there is a degree college for girls here but not for boys.In the present scenario almost every boy and girl goes to school.
As a tradition, the immortal knowledge in this village; still comes through the tales by grand-parents. But technically too, many students have gone for higher studies of medical,engineering and financial fields.

Renowned persons

  • Mahendra Singh Tikait
    Mahendra Singh Tikait
    Mahendra Singh Tikait was a noted Indian leader of farmers from western Uttar Pradesh state. He was born in 1935 at village Sisauli in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh. He was the President of the 'Bharatiya Kisan Union'. Tikait died in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on 15 May 2011 due to...

     is non-political leader of farmers. He is the head of a national body, Bhartiya Kisan Union.

Important Places of Sisauli

  • Holi Chowk, is the centre of economical activities of village. Roads from every side of village here collide and create a chaotic condition, rush and shops. There is a Statue of Lord Shiva in the middle, probably covering an old well , not visible now. Every year, Ravan Dahan is done here, before Diwali. It is the only Dahan of the whole village and quite giant too.


  • Kisan Bhawan, is the national head quarter of Bharatiya Kisan Union headed by Mahendra Singh Tikait
    Mahendra Singh Tikait
    Mahendra Singh Tikait was a noted Indian leader of farmers from western Uttar Pradesh state. He was born in 1935 at village Sisauli in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh. He was the President of the 'Bharatiya Kisan Union'. Tikait died in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on 15 May 2011 due to...

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  • Kali Singh, is the temple in memory of Kali Singh. Kali Singh, as is said, was a well known veterinarian. Even today, every sunday, a lot of people come here to pray for the well being of their animals (specially milk animals).

  • Arya Samaj, Arya Samaj temple is the building in the center of village. It hosts the Salana Jalasa(Vaarshikotsav) of Arya Samaj
    Arya Samaj
    Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April 1875. He was a sannyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya...

     and a lot of other activities too.It was established by "Punjab Kesri" Lala Lajpat Rai
    Lala Lajpat Rai
    Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian author, freedom fighter and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari or Sher-e-Punjab meaning the samem and was part of the Lal Bal Pal trio...

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Nearby villages

Shikarpur, Mundbhar, Chhota Bhora, Bada Bhora, Alawalpur Majra, Khedi Sundiyan, Hadoli Majra, Bhajju, Budina Kalan, Charoli, Kutba, Kutbi, Mohammadpur Madan, Sonta.
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