Sarsai Nawar

Sarsai Nawar is a large village[2] in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 329 kilometres (204 mi) south of the national capital New Delhi.[3]

Sarsai Nawar
Village
Sarsai Nawar
Location of Sarsai Nawar in Uttar Pradesh
Sarsai Nawar
Sarsai Nawar (India)
Sarsai Nawar
Sarsai Nawar (Asia)
Coordinates: 26.96°N 79.23°E / 26.96; 79.23
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictEtawah
Government
  TypePanchayat Raj
  BodyGram Panchayat
Elevation150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total10,762
Languages
  OfficialHindi & English
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode
206123
Telephone code05680
Vehicle registrationUP-75
Literacy82.44%
HighwaysNational Highway 234 (India)
AirportSaifai airstrip

Geography

Sarsai Nawar is located at 26.96°N 79.23°E / 26.96; 79.23. It has an average elevation of 153 metres (501 feet). It is about 140 km away from historic city of Taj Mahal, Agra and 190 km from State capital Lucknow.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census the population was 10,762, comprising 5,751 males and 5,011 females giving a sex ratio of 871. There were 1,641 children aged 0–6 and 2,541 members of scheduled castes. Literacy was 75.13% with male literacy at 84.33% and female 64.51%.[2]

Culture

A Shivratri Festival at Hajari Mahadev

Hajari Mahadev Temple is a Hindu temple located here.[4]

Transport

Road

Sarsai Nawar is well connected to the Sarsai Road.[5] network. It is 300 kms from New Delhi the Agra Lucknow Expressway. goes to Takha Tehsil bus stand in Sarsai Nawar UPSRTC Services.[6]

Railway

Sarsai Nawar has no railway station. The nearest are at Etawah Junction railway station & Ekdil

Airport

Saifai Airstrip is 20 km from the village, but has no scheduled flights. International airport at Lucknow and domestic airport at Agra are nearest operational airports.

Education

Schools & Colleges in Sarsai Nawar are either government run schools or private schools. The schools are affiliated to the All-India Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) or the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) boards.

  • Lala Siyaram Inter College – Private School
  • Kidzee Play School is a School
  • Government Sr. Sec. School Sarsai Nawar
  • SS Memorial College

Tourism

Rathore Park

Sarsai Nawar Wetland is a bird sanctuary and a protected area.[7]

References

Sarsai Nawar travel guide from Wikivoyage


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