Saifai सैफ़ई |
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Village | |
Nickname(s): Saifai village | |
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 26°58′N 78°58′E / 26.96°N 78.96°ECoordinates: 26°58′N 78°58′E / 26.96°N 78.96°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Administrative division | Kanpur |
District | Etawah |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat Raj |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
• Gram Pradhan (Village head) | Darshan Singh Yadav |
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 airstrip |
Website | etawah.nic.in |
Saifai (Hindi: सैफ़ई) is a village in the Etawah district and Mainpuri Parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a Tehsil and Block (Vikas Khand) 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.
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. 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 Tehsil and Block (Vikas Khand) of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh. There are about 60 villages in Saifai block. Saifai Block (Vikas Khand) comes under Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.
In 2015, the work of a first-of-its-kind Sports University started at Saifai.