Country India Language spoken Hindi | State Uttar Pradesh District Unnao Founded Makhdum Shah Safi | |
Safipur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The towns name is derived from the name of a Muslim Sufi saint Makhdum Sah Safi. Safipur is connected with major highways, 27 km from its district headquarters Unnao.
Contents
- Map of Safipur
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Tourist places
- Education
- Connected places
- Mango Orchards
- References
Map of Safipur
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Safipur had a population of 22,402. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. . In Safipur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transportation
Safipur Railway station connects to Unnao/Kanpur and Balamau/Hardoi towns. This rail line was uprooted by the British during emergency requirements of iron during World War II, was laid back again in 1957. The road that crosses safipur is called as Unnao-Hardoi road. Buses mostly privately operated and Jeeps ply from the Bus Stand near Court (Safipur Tahseel).State transport buses connect safipur with Unnao, Kanpur,Hardoi,Shahjahanpur and Delhi. Miyanganj road, Pariyar road, Peekhi road, Salindh road are some of the roads that connect safipur with its neighbouring towns and villages. Tempos, jeeps run.
Tourist places
Education
Mahatma Gandhi Inter College moved to the Aasiwan/Miyaganj road around the 1970s, near the police station.
There are also many more schools like for example:
- Sun-De-Sun public school
- Seth Asha Ram Public School
- Sharda Gyan Mandir and many more schools
- R.P. memorial
- Shanti shiksha Niketan
- Sai national public school
- Mahatma Gandhi Inter college given many more brilliant students. Name of some brilliant students are CA. Shivendra Gupta (First Chartered Accountant from Safipur), Jagdish Sharan Upadhyay (IIM-B Alumni, Entrepreneur, Silicon Valley ), Lalit Asthana, Prashant Gaur, Ishu Gaur, Awiral,Mohammad Salman (from Salind) All graduated from Mahatma Gandhi Inter College Safipur, Mohammad Salman is now an engineer.
Connected places
Safipur is connected by road and railway to both Lucknow and Kanpur..Unnao(27 km), Kanpur(45 km), Lucknow( 71 km), Hardoi(84 km), Safiyapur (3km) Bangarmau(22 km), Chakalwanshi(9 km),Salindh(1km), Fatehpur Chaurasi(10 km), Rasulabad(15 km), Pariyar(12 km), Miyaganj (16 km), Asiwan(15), Balamau (72 km) via train, Raibarelly, Allahabad(227 km), Kannauj.
Mango Orchards
There are large mango orchards in and around Safipur. It is one of the big producers of mangoes. Many people are dependent on mango cultivation. The yield is exported to Uttar Pradesh and to Delhi, Bombay, Punjab.