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
Village
Saifabad is located in Punjab

Saifabad
Saifabad
Location in Punjab, 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.nic.in

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.

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.