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Saifai
सैफई
Village
Nickname: 
Saifai village
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictEtawah
Government
 • TypeGram panchayat
 • Gram PradhanDarshan Singh Yadav[1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,141
Languages
 • OfficialHindi (हिन्दी)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
206130
Vehicle registrationUP-75
Nearest cityEtawah
Literacy82.44%
Lok Sabha ConstituencyMainpuri
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyJaswantnagar
HighwaysAgra-Lucknow Expressway
State Highway 83
AirportSaifai Airport
Websiteetawah.nic.in

Saifai (Hindi: सैफई) is a village in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. It is also 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.

Geography

Saifai is situated in Etawah district at the border of the Mainpuri district and Etawah district. It is located 23 km towards North from District head quarters 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 also a Tehsil and Block(Vikas Khand) of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh. There are about 60 villages in Saifai block.[2] Saifai Block(Vikas Khand) comes under Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, but it is a part of Etawah district.

Education

University

Schools & Colleges

In 2015, the work of a first-of-its-kind Sports University started at Saifai.[6]

  • S.S. Memorial Senior Secondary Public School, Saifai, Etawah is a co-ed institiute with English as the medium of instruction. The school is affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi and NCERT published books are introduced form class VI and onwards.[7]
  • Amitabh Bachchan Government Inter College, is a state run Government Inter College located in Saifai, District Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1997.

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

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.[8]

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.[9]

Census 2011

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.

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.

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 %.[10]

Stadiums

File:SHC at Saifai.jpg
Senior National Hockey Championship (Women) at Chandgi Ram Sports Complex
Main article: Chandgi Ram Sports Complex

Saifai is in the process of establishing itself as a sports hub in the State. Saifai has an athletics stadium, an indoor stadium and Chandgi Ram Sports Complex which is an international-level sports complex having a hockey pitch, a badminton hall and a swimming pool. Chandgi Ram Sports Complex is named after Haryanvi wrestler Chandgi Ram.

Work for the international cricket stadium had begun in 2006 when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister. But the project could not be completed and later got stuck following alleged anomalies in construction work. The government has now decided to breathe new life into the project.

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. ^ "Saifai Tehsil/Block". villageinfo.in.
  3. ^ "UP govt to establish medical science university in Saifai". Business Standard. 13 March 2015.
  4. ^ "सैफई मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी को गवर्नर का ओके". NBT (in Hindi). 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "www.ccspg.org (Website of Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College)". Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College.
  6. ^ "सैफई में बनेगी देश की पहली स्पोर्ट्स यूनिवर्सिटी!". पत्रिका (in Hindi). Dec 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "www.ssmssps.com (Website of S.S. Memorial Senior Secondary Public School)". S.S. Memorial Senior Secondary Public School.
  8. ^ "Mulayam's Saifai plays host to fighter planes". THE TIMES OF INDIA. Aug 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "इटावा-मैनपुरी रेलवे ट्रैक पर जल्द दौड़ेगा इंजन". दैनिक जागरण (in Hindi). Feb 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Saifai Village Population - Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh". census2011.co.in.
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