Saifai | |
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Village | |
Nickname(s): Saifai village | |
Coordinates: 26°57′06″N 78°58′04″E / 26.9516073°N 78.9677199°ECoordinates: 26°57′06″N 78°58′04″E / 26.9516073°N 78.9677199°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Administrative division | Kanpur |
District | Etawah |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat Raj |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
• Gram Pradhan (Village head) | Ramphal Valmiki |
Area | |
• Total | 8.8747 km2 (3.4265 sq mi) |
Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
Population (2011) | 7,141[1] |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi (हिन्दी) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 206130 |
Vehicle registration | UP-75 |
SDM | Jyotsna Bandhu |
MP | Mulayam Singh Yadav (Mainpuri constituency) |
MLA | Shivpal Singh Yadav (Jaswantnagar constituency) |
Block Pramukh | Mridula Yadav |
Highways | Agra-Lucknow Expressway, State Highway 83 (Uttar Pradesh) |
Literacy | 82.44% |
Airport | Saifai Airstrip |
Website | etawah.nic.in |
Saifai is a large village and university town in the Etawah district[1] of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] It is also a sub-division (Tehsil) and Block (Kshetra Panchayat) of the Etawah district. It is the birthplace of Mulayam Singh Yadav, founding president of Samajwadi Party, former Minister of Defence and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[3] According to the newspaper The Hindu, Saifai is in a process to establish itself as a sports and education hub in the state.[4]
Saifai, categorised as a village, is situated in Etawah district at the border with Mainpuri district. Its geographical location falls under Ganges-Yamuna Doab of Uttar Pradesh.
Area of Saifai village is 887.47 hectares and area of Saifai Block (Kshetra Panchayat) 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 is a Sub-Division (Tehsil) and Block (Kshetra Panchayat) of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh. There are about 60 villages in Saifai block.[6] Saifai Block (Kshetra Panchayat) comes under Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Main page: Category:Universities and colleges in Saifai |
Saifai village is connected to Mainpuri and Etawah by a four-lane State Highway 83 (Uttar Pradesh). Agra-Lucknow Expressway is passing near to Saifai, giving it express connectivity to Delhi, Agra, Kannauj and Lucknow. Saifai also has a bus station and a depot, owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) at which UPSRTC buses are available to all major destinations of the state.[17] Saifai Depot of UPSRTC has 25 buses as of December 2020.[18]
Saifai halt station, also spelled as Saiphai railway station is situated at newly built Mainpuri-Etawah line railway track. It connects Saifai to Etawah railway station, which is situated at Howrah–Delhi main line.[19]
Main article: Saifai Airstrip |
There is an airstrip situated near Saifai. It 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.[20] In 2018, Indian Air Force did their second practice exercise at Saifai Airstrip.[21][22]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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%.[1]
According to Census 2011, Saifai has 19,578 families residing. The Saifai Block (Vikas Khand/Kshetra Panchayat) has population of 1,12,620 of which 60,479 are males while 52,141 are females as per Population Census 2011.[5]
Saifai is in the process of establishing itself as a sports hub in the State. Saifai has two Sports Complexes.
Organised between 1997 and 2015, Saifai Mahotsav (official name Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav) was an annual 15-day cultural fair organised by Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav committee. It was started in 1997 by Late Ranveer Singh Yadav, nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav and father of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (ex-MP from Mainpuri) as a small village fair named Saifai Mahotsav which was renamed as Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav after his death in 2002.[23] The closing ceremony which was also known as Bollywood Night was often turn into controversial event due to participation of bollywood celebrities. It used to takes place in Saifai village every year during December and January months. Organisation of Saifai Mahotsav was cancelled in 2016 during Samajwadi Party's government and it was never organised again.[24]