Saifabad, Punjab
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).
Saifabad | |
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Village | |
  Saifabad Location in Punjab, India  Saifabad Saifabad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31.0431031°N 75.7895653°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Phillaur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,686[1] |
| Sex ratio 826/842 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144410 |
| Telephone code | 01826 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB 37 |
| Post office | Phillaur |
| Website | jalandhar |
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
- "Saifabad Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
- "Detail Of School". ICBSE. Retrieved 12 May 2016.