What is "hallaur"

Hallaur or Hallor ( Urdu, Persian and Arabic: هلور,;) is a town or a large village in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, situated near the banks of Rapti river. Residents of Hallaur are referred to as Hallauri. 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 De facto became a part of Hallaur.

It is 44 kilometres northwest 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 Gorakhpur district. Hallaur is a well-known place in literacy and other infrastructural developments in the entire district.