Sarsai Nawar is a large village in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is south of the national capital

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Geography

Sarsai Nawar is located at . It has an average elevation of 153 metres (501 feet). It is about 140 km away from historic city of

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and 190 km from State capital

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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%.

Culture

Hajari Mahadev Temple Hajari Mahadev Mandir or Hajari Mahadev temple is a Hindu temple. dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the town of Sarsai Nawar, about 4 km from Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Temple The temple is various Devas the Mahabharat P ...

is a

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located here.

Transport

Road

Sarsai Nawar is well connected to the Sarsai Road. network. It is 300 km from New Delhi the

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. goes to Takha Tehsil bus stand in Sarsai Nawar UPSRTC Services.

Railway

Sarsai Nawar has no railway station. The nearest are at

Etawah Junction railway station Etawah Junction railway station (station code ETW) is one of the main railway stations on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line. It is away from Kanpur Central.Tundla is from here, from where lines to Agra bifurcates. It is l ...

Ekdil Ekdil is a town and a nagar panchayat in Etawah district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This place was established by the Ekdil Khan. It was earlier known as Sarai Rupa. In the 17th century, a eunuch named Ekdil Khan came here, and buil ...

Airport

Saifai Airstrip The Saifai Airstrip is an airstrip in Saifai tehsil of Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh with only unscheduled chartered flights. This airstrip has an existing land area of 370 acres and it is suitable for Airbus 320/Boeing 737 with turning pads a ...

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

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(ICSE) or the

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(CBSE) boards. * Lala Siyaram Inter College –

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* Kidzee Play School * Government Sr. Sec. School Sarsai Nawar * SS Memorial College

Tourism

Sarsai Nawar Wetland Sarsai Nawar Wetland, also known as Sarsai Nawar Jheel is a bird sanctuary in Sarsai Nawar, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It aims to conserve waterbirds, notably the Sarus Crane. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site sin ...

is a bird sanctuary and a protected area.

References

External links

Villages in Etawah district {{Etawah-geo-stub