Safipur

Safipur
Saipur
Town
Map of Safipur CD block
Map of Safipur CD block
Safipur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Safipur
Safipur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°44′N 80°21′E / 26.73°N 80.35°E / 26.73; 80.35
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictUnnao
Founded bySai Sukul
Named forMakhdum Shah Safi
Area
 • Total8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total25,688
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi + Dehati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
209871
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Safipur is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Located 27 km[1] northwest[2] of the city of Unnao, Safipur serves as a tehsil headquarters[1][2] and is well-connected by roads to nearby towns.[2] Founded in the 1300s and originally called Saipur, the town's present name of Safipur is in honour of the 16th-century Muslim saint Makhdum Shah Safi, whose dargah is located here.[2]


Important commodities manufactured in Safipur today include steel boxes and almirahs, furniture, and incense sticks.[1] As of 2011, Safipur's population is 25,688, in 4,288 households.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 36–55, 135–59, 525–39. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 231–7. Retrieved 30 June 2021.