Sarsawa is a town at the border of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...

and a

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in Saharanpur district in the

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. Sarsawa is a

Nagar Palika In India, a Municipal Council (also known as Municipality, Nagar Palika, or Nagar Palika Parishad) is an Urban Local Body that administers a city of population 100,000 or more. However, there are exceptions to that, as previously Nagar Palikas co ...

Parishad town in

Nakur Nakur is a town, tehsil and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Nakur is located at . It has an average elevation of 261 metres (856 feet). It is located 24 km from Saharanpur ...

tehsil district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Sarsawa city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sarsawa Nagar Palika Parishad has population of 18,956 of which 10,076 are males while 8,880 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

History

Sarsawa is listed in the '' Ain-i-Akbari'' as a pargana under Saharanpur sarkar, producing a revenue of 2,516,125

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 200 infantry and 30 cavalry. Its brick fort is also mentioned.

Nearest cities

Saharanpur Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district. Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti. Saharanpur is declared as on ...

Yamunanagar Yamunanagar (), is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district in the Indian state of Haryana. This town is known for the cluster of plywood units and paper industries. It provides timber to larger industries. The older town is ...

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* Dehradun *

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* Roorkee *

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* Muzzafarnagar *

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Demographics

At the

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, the population of children with age of 0–6 is 2466 which is 13.01% of total population of Sarsawa (NPP). In Sarsawa Nagar Palika Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 881 against state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sarsawa is around 820 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Sarsawa city is 79.40% higher than state average of 67.68%. In Sarsawa, Male literacy is around 85.21% while female literacy rate is 72.88%. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.41% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.02% of total population in Sarsawa (NPP).

Tourist attractions

* Airforce Station * ARC *

Yamuna The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of B ...

(5 km away) * Shri bhankhandi mahadev temple * Kot- Opposite of Moh.Mirdhan Sarsawa

Transport

Sarsawa is located in the state of

in India, about 98 mi (157 km) north of

, the country's capital.

Bus Stand provides interstate bus services to several cities of

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and

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. Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, and

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, are the nearest airports to Sarsawa, though Sarsawa Air Force Station is used for some

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transport. Sarsawa railway station situated on

Moradabad–Ambala line The Moradabad–Ambala line (also known as Moradabad–Ambala main line) is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and in Haryana. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway. History The Sc ...

having railway services to numerous major cities across the country.

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