Saifai

Saifai
सैफ़ई
Village
Nickname(s): Saifai village
Saifai
Saifai

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°58′N 78°58′E / 26.96°N 78.96°E / 26.96; 78.96Coordinates: 26°58′N 78°58′E / 26.96°N 78.96°E / 26.96; 78.96
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Kanpur
District Etawah
Government
 • Body Government of Uttar Pradesh
 • Village head (Gram Pradhan) Darshan Singh Yadav[1]
Area
 • Village 8.8747 km2 (3.4265 sq mi)
Elevation 102 m (335 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Village 7,141
 • Village density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi (हिन्दी)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 206130
Vehicle registration UP-75
Literacy 82.44%
Lok Sabha Constituency Mainpuri
Vidhan Sabha Constituency Jaswantnagar
Highways Agra-Lucknow Expressway
State Highway 83
Airport Saifai Airport
Website etawah.nic.in

Saifai (Hindi: सैफ़ई) is a village in the Etawah district[2] and Mainpuri Parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh.[3] It is a Tehsil and Block (Vikas Khand) of the Etawah district. It is the birthplace of Mulayam Singh Yadav, founder president of Samajwadi Party, former Minister of Defence and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[4]

Geography

Saifai is situated in Etawah district at the border with Mainpuri district. Area of Saifai village is 887.47 hectares and area of Saifai Block (Vikas Khand) is 20,403.30 hectares.[5] It is located 23 km towards North from District headquarters and nearest city Etawah. Mainpuri is located 32 km away from Saifai. It is about 110 km away from historic city of Taj Mahal, Agra and 230 km from State capital Lucknow.

Saifai Tehsil & Block

Saifai is a Tehsil and Block(Vikas Khand) of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh. There are about 60 villages in Saifai block.[6] Saifai Block(Vikas Khand) comes under Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.[3]

Education

University

Colleges

In 2015, the work of a first-of-its-kind Sports University started at Saifai.[11]

Schools

Transport

Road

Saifai village is connected to Mainpuri and Etawah by a four-lane State Highway (SH 83). Proposed Agra-Lucknow Expressway which is passing near to Saifai, will give it express connectivity to Delhi, Agra, Kannauj and Lucknow.

Airport

Main article: Saifai Airport

There is an airstrip situated at Saifai. This airstrip was defunct, but is being repaired during the governorship of the Samajwadi Party. The airport has only unscheduled chartered flights.

In 2015, Mirage 2000 aircraft of Indian Air Force have been operating from the airstrip, testing grounds for possible development of this airport in case of emergency, like a war.[15]

Rail

Saifai Railway Station is situated at newly built Etawah-Mainpuri railway track. It connects Saifai to Etawah Railway Station, which is situated at Howrah–Delhi main line.[16]

Census 2011

Village

According to Census 2011, Saifai is a large village located in Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh with total 1481 families residing. The Saifai village has population of 7141 of which 3917 are males while 3224 are females as per Population Census 2011.[2]

In Saifai village population of children with age 0-6 is 1059 which makes up 14.83% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Saifai village is 823 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Saifai as per census is 912, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.[2]

Saifai village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Saifai village was 82.44% compared to 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. In Saifai, Male literacy stands at 89.27% while female literacy rate was 74.00%.[2]

Block (Vikas Khand)

According to Census 2011, Saifai has 19,578 families residing. The Saifai Block (Vikas Khand) has population of 1,12,620 of which 60,479 are males while 52,141 are females as per Population Census 2011.[5]

Stadiums

Saifai is in the process of establishing itself as a sports hub in the State. Saifai has two Sports Complexes.

Saifai Mahotsav

Saifai Mahotsav is an annual controversial event, which is famous for participation of bollywood celebrities. It was started by Late Ranveer Singh and now it takes place in Saifai village every year in the memory of Late Ranveer Singh, who was nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav and father of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (MP from Mainpuri).

Notable individuals

References

  1. ↑ "Darshan Singh Yadav Elected As Gram Pradhan Of Saifai.". अमर उजाला (in Hindi). Nov 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Saifai Village Population - Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh". census2011.co.in.
  3. 1 2 "Neighbours' Envy: Remarkable growth of Saifai has left other villages feeling left out". 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Saifai: Medical varsity in Mulayam village gets Governor's nod". 3 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK ETAWAH" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  6. ↑ "Saifai Tehsil/Block". villageinfo.in.
  7. ↑ "रिम्स सैफ़ई बना आयुर्विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय". अमर उजाला (in हिन्दी). 6 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "UP govt to establish medical science university in Saifai". Business Standard. 13 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "सैफ़ई मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी को गवर्नर का ओके". NBT (in Hindi). 3 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "www.ccspg.org (Website of Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College)". Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College.
  11. ↑ "सैफ़ई में बनेगी देश की पहली स्पोर्ट्स यूनिवर्सिटी!". पत्रिका (in Hindi). Dec 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Colleges in ETAWAH DISTRICT". Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University.
  13. ↑ "List of Law Colleges having approval of affiliation of the Bar Council of India" (PDF). Bar Council of India.
  14. ↑ "www.ssmssps.com (Website of S.S. Memorial Senior Secondary Public School)". S.S. Memorial Senior Secondary Public School.
  15. ↑ "Mulayam's Saifai plays host to fighter planes". THE TIMES OF INDIA. Aug 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ "इटावा-मैनपुरी रेलवे ट्रैक पर जल्द दौड़ेगा इंजन". दैनिक जागरण (in Hindi). Feb 24, 2016.

External links

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