Saifabad
Village
Saifabad is located in Punjab
Saifabad
Saifabad
Location in Punjab, India
Saifabad is located in India
Saifabad
Saifabad
Saifabad (India)
Coordinates: 31°02′35″N 75°47′22″E / 31.0431031°N 75.7895653°E / 31.0431031; 75.7895653
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilPhillaur
Government
  TypePanchayat raj
  BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,686[1]
 Sex ratio 826/842 /
Languages
  OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144410
Telephone code01826
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB 37
Post officePhillaur
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Saifabad is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 10.3 km away from Goraya, 43 km from Jalandhar and 118 km from state capital Chandigarh. Saifabad has postal head office in Phillaur which is 7.4 km away from the village. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 50.90% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, Co-educational primary school (GPS Saifabad School). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises. The school was founded in 1972.[2]

Other school and colleges:

  • D.A.V College
  • D.A.V High School

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station however, Bhatian Railway Station is 7 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 37 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 138 km away in Amritsar.

References

  1. "Saifabad Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. "Detail Of School". ICBSE. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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