Saurikh
Saurikh is a nagar panchayat in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Its old name was Sau-Rishi.
Saurikh सौरिख Education city | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Nickname(s): SRK | |
  Saurikh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27.032°N 79.489°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kannauj |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Sanjay Chaturvedi |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 25,155 |
| Languages Hindi | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-74 |
| Website | Language : Hindi and Urdu, Kanauji
Alternate Block Name: Saurikh Block Elevation / Altitude: 7 meters. Above Sea level Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone Code / Std Code: 05691 RTO Office : Kannauj Assembly constituency : Tirwa assembly constituency Assembly MLA : Kailash Singh Rajput Lok Sabha constituency : Kannauj parliamentary constituency Parliament MP : Subrat Pathak (BJP) = |
The nearest railway station to Saurikh is Gursahaiganj which is located in and around 32.9 kilometer distance.
Demographics
Saurikh is a nagar panchayat in Kannauj District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. Saurikh Tehsil Headquarters is in the town Saurikh Rural. It belongs to the Kanpur Division. It is located 51 km to the west of the District headquarters of Kannauj, and 171 km from the State capital Lucknow towards the East. Saurikh Block is bounded by Chhibramau Tehsil towards the North, Haseran Block towards the South, Talgram Block towards the East, Erwa Katra Block (District Auraiya) towards the South. Sikanderpur City, Achhalda City, Bharthana City, Fatehgarh City are the closest cities to Saurikh. The elevation is 7 m (altitude). This place is in the border of the Kannauj District and Auraiya District. Auraiya District Erwa Katra is South towards this place. It borders the district Mainpuri. Kannauj (Kanauj), Bithur, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Naimisharanya, Lucknow (Awadh) are the important nearby tourist destinations.
As of 2001 census of India[2] Saurikh had 5 sq/km area housing a population of 25,155. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Saurikh has an average literacy rate of 60%, more than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 56%.
In Saurikh, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population is 50% Kshatriya, Pal and Yadavs, with shakya, Baniya, Jatavs,and Muslims also present.
Cuisine
Saurikh is mainly famous for the sweet chamcham. It is popularly known all over the Kannauj District.
Festivals and carnivals
Hindu festivals
According to Hindu calendar Vikram Samvat lunar calendar chaitra is considered as first month. Other Hindu festivals celebrated include Navaratri and Rama Navami,. Rakshabandhan, Deepawali, and Holi.
Muslim festivals
The Muslim calendar begins with the month of Muharram. Other Muslim festivals celebrated include Mawlid, Eid-ul-Fitr, and Bakra Eid.
Sikh festivals
The birth of the Guru Gobind Singh Ji is celebrated as Prakash Utsav in the town as it is celebrated in other parts of country by the Sikh community.
Colleges
- Bahuuddasiya Sewa Shikhsa Sansthan Girls Degree College, Saurikh
- Chaudhary Jamadar Singh Mahila Degree College, Saurikh
- Ganga Singh Mahvidyalaya, Saurikh
- Cjs Mahila degree college tirwa road, Saurikh
- Rishi bhumi inter college
- Pratibha nikhar shiksha niketan inter college
- Aasha devi Mahila degree college
- Aadarsh bal vikas vidhalaya
- P.D Girls college
- Sunrise Academy Csb road
- Gyan jyoti public school
- maa saraswati vidhya mandir
- Saraswati Gyan mandir
- St Mary School
- Abrar Husain Inter College Abrar Nagar
- Madarsa Hayatul Uloom Thane ke Samne
Nearby districts
- Farrukhabad 45 km
- Kannauj 48 km
- Mainpuri 55 km
- Etawah 61 km
- Auraiya 65 km
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -Saurikh
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.