| Hilauli | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.4549°N 80.9402°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country India |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Unnao |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.122 |
| Population Total: | 13318 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Hilauli is a village in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located on the road from Maurawan to Bachhrawan in Rae Bareli district, near the banks of the Sai.[3] Hilauli hosts a market twice per week, on sunday and Thursdays, with grain and vegetables being the main items bought and sold.[4] As of 2011, the population of Hilauli is 13,318, in 2,533 households.[2]
Hilauli also serves as the headquarters of a community development block, which encompasses 68 villages (including Hilauli itself) and has a total population of 178,460 people in 32,880 households.[2]
According to oral tradition, Hilauli was founded by two Kayasths named Hanuman and Banwari.[3] Folklore holds that the field of Madhab, a Thakur who once lived here, never needs irrigation, no matter how dry the weather gets.[3] Hilauli historically lay in the pargana of Maurawan.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Hilauli was described as "a very large village... pleasantly situated among mango groves in a sandy soil near the river Sai".[3] It hosted "a considerable market" twice per week, and it had one school and a small mosque.[3] Its population in 1901 was 4,340, with a large Chhatri population and a small Muslim minority of 260.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Hilauli as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 5,594 (2,801 male and 2,793 female), in 960 households and 860 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 6,055 acres.[4] Average attendance of the biweekly market was about 200 people.[4]
Hilauli CD block has the following 68 villages:[2]
| Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 825.3 | 3,673 | ||
| 412.3 | 2,367 | ||
| 233.1 | 1,464 | ||
| 80.6 | 952 | ||
| 390 | 3,224 | ||
| 193 | 1,142 | ||
| 179.9 | 2,147 | ||
| 269 | 2,048 | ||
| 343 | 1,497 | ||
| 364.6 | 2,607 | ||
| 275.2 | 1,835 | ||
| 337.7 | 1,909 | ||
| 139.6 | 820 | ||
| 197 | 1,570 | ||
| 218 | 641 | ||
| 76.8 | 590 | ||
| 176 | 1,151 | ||
| 47.8 | 103 | ||
| 1,623.2 | 7,701 | ||
| 115 | 671 | ||
| 318.9 | 1,668 | ||
| 49.3 | 594 | ||
| 277.5 | 2,992 | ||
| 952.6 | 4,335 | ||
| 114.5 | 427 | ||
| 135.9 | 827 | ||
| 299.1 | 1,148 | ||
| 147.4 | 1,110 | ||
| 200.4 | 864 | ||
| 632.5 | 4,475 | ||
| 272.7 | 2,404 | ||
| 2,023 | 9,984 | ||
| 108.9 | 883 | ||
| 89 | 810 | ||
| 167.4 | 1,042 | ||
| 213.3 | 1,203 | ||
| 460.2 | 2,683 | ||
| Hilauli (block headquarters) | 2,312.2 | 13,318 | |
| 459.5 | 2,529 | ||
| 891.1 | 6,082 | ||
| 510.7 | 3,873 | ||
| 105.6 | 800 | ||
| 443.1 | 1,525 | ||
| 236.1 | 1,349 | ||
| 185.8 | 1,265 | ||
| 245.2 | 835 | ||
| 2,489 | 14,690 | ||
| 520.8 | 2,993 | ||
| 213.3 | 1,503 | ||
| 371.4 | 2,323 | ||
| 53.7 | 172 | ||
| 235.3 | 1,320 | ||
| 151.2 | 397 | ||
| 306.5 | 860 | ||
| 635.9 | 3,252 | ||
| 503.4 | 1,488 | ||
| 1,005.5 | 2,093 | ||
| 314.9 | 1,428 | ||
| 153.7 | 375 | ||
| 136.4 | 809 | ||
| 518.1 | 2,826 | ||
| 204.2 | 1,205 | ||
| 2,614.6 | 13,167 | ||
| 520.9 | 2,129 | ||
| 495.8 | 2,838 | ||
| 493.2 | 2,443 | ||
| 254.5 | 530 | ||
| 2,451.8 | 12,482 |