Vaina, Uttar Pradesh

Vaina is a village and gram panchayat in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It borders Gautam Budh Nagar district in the north and west. It is 8 km away from Tappal and 5 km from Jewar.

The village is a very prominent village of the area. It is situated west to Manpur, north to Budhaka, South to Chauroli, East to Alawalpur, south-east to Mangrauli, north-west to Atari villages.

It is 90 km from Delhi and can be reached via Faridabad-Palwal-Jewar or Yamuna Expressway. It is 60 km from Aligarh

Sarvodaya Inter College and Akshar deep Inter College are famous schools producing notable talents who are serving the nation in various areas. Some other schools are also functional in the village.

Main occupation of the villagers remain agriculture but dependency on agriculture is contracting continuously. Wheats and Rice are two main crops that the village produces. There are 3-4 small canals who irrigate the crops. Villagers now are doing other works like Contracts with Jaypee Group, working at Yamuna Expressway, shopkeeping at Jewar and jobs in Delhi/NCR. Connectivity with Delhi/Noida by Yamuna Expressway has eased life of the whole area including Vaina.

Vaina Sahakari Samiti is located in Hamidpur.

Badraka is a holy place known for Siddh Baba Mandir. A large play ground is available in Badraka, where various sports tournaments like Cricket, Buffalo Race are held at regular interval. Young generation doing practice of physical activities for competition.

Villagers are serving Indian Army and other state forces and contributing to the country. Shaheed Smarak is also made in memories of an Indian Army Soldier named Prakash Veer.

Haud Mandir is known for a Mela which is held after Holi. A huge celebration is noticed at that place.

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Coordinates: 26°18′N 79°43′E / 26.300°N 79.717°E