Sirsaganj
Sirsaganj is a city and a municipal board in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Sirsaganj सिरसागंज | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Firozabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | State |
| • MLA | Hariom Yadav [1] |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,212(14,926 males, 13,286 females)[2] |
| Hindi | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 205151/283151 |
Sirsaganj is a Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituency of the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. (AC No. 99). Shri Hariom Yadav (Samajwadi Party) is the first MLA from Sirsaganj. Dr. Chandra Sen Jadon is the newly selected MP
Geography
Sirsaganj is located at 27°03′25″N 78°41′10″E.[3] It has an average elevation of 162 metres (531 feet).
Sirsaganj is situated at the bank of the river Sirsa. However, the river has gone dry and there are only ruins of the river left in the town.
People and culture
In the town of Sirsaganj, there live 4,404 families constituting a population of 28,212 persons. There live 14,926 males and 13,286 females in Sirsaganj. The sex ratio of Sirsaganj is 887.98 females per 1000 males.
Hinduism is the main religion here. Muslims, Jains, and Sikhs are in minorities. In Hindus, Rajputs are in majority. This area is mainly inhabited by Jadon Rajputs and also has a significant population of Yadav. Spiritual culture of this city is defined as a nearby radius of 5-10 km like Hanumaan Bari, Samor Baba, Jaimai Mata Mandir, Jaduwara, Radha Krishna Mandir, Shri Shakleshwar Mahadev, Shri Vankhandeshwar and Baba Dudhadhari Mandir.[4]
Generally, people of Sirsaganj speak Khariboli Hindi i.e. an informal form of Hindi. People also speak clear Hindi. Many people in the town also have fluency in English. There live also a few speakers of Urdu and Punjabi.
Farming and Shopkeeping is the main occupation of the people of Sirsaganj. In Sirsaganj there also live a large number of businesspeople, servicemen, lawyers, and teachers.most of the people are related to agriculture, and potato is the main crop here.
People of the town are generally treated as prospers. But there also live a large number of people under the poverty line. However, this town is considered a peaceful residence. It has a rich culture where people are conservative. A large number of people wear traditional clothes.
Potatoes and cold storages
Potatoes are the chief crop grown in the town of Sirsaganj. Potatoes production is highly notable in the town. The maximum supply of potatoes from here is to Mumbai. Sirsaganj also has a reputed Potato Mandi of Uttar Pradesh. Wheat and chili are other major crops grown in Sirsaganj.
Sirsaganj is also famous for cold storages. There are more than 100 cold storages in the Sirsaganj and nearby. Thus Sirsaganj has a storage capacity of tonnes of biodegradable materials. Sirsaganj feeds many cities around it as chief storage market. Storage capacity is the major means of the economy of Sirsaganj.
Infrastructure
The town of Sirsaganj has well-laid roads and streets. Street lights are available all over the city. The electricity supply is about 22 hours. The drainage system of the town is okay.
Sirsaganj has no railway station but it has a bus stand. But still, people of Sirsaganj face a problem of public transport as many of the bus drivers pass out through a bypass nearby without coming to the bus stand.
There is also a post office, a police station, 4 police chaukis, and 8 banks. Sirsaganj has three petrol pumps inside the town, a small grain factory, a government guest house cum park, a reputed eye hospital, 3 hotels, and plenty of cold stores.
Education
There are 4 intermediate schools of U.P. board, 1 C.B.S.E. 10+2 school, 3-degree colleges, and many other schools of play way, primary and secondary level in the town of Sirsaganj. There is a large number of teachers giving private tuition. But still, the quality of education is very low as compared to the competition level. Teachers for the U.P. board are enough but quality C.B.S.E. teachers are rare.
Every year a large number of students go outside for higher studies and coachings. However, the success rate even after coaching remains very low.
However, some of the students of the town with their hard work made them clear to top institutes like IIT's, NIT's, IIIT's, NIFT, SPA's, and other Institutes of National Importance.
Sirsaganj has produced an admirable number of engineers, doctors, chartered accountants, lawyers over the past few years.
Transportation
Sirsaganj is situated by side of N.H.2 about 70 km far from Agra. Grand Trunk Road passes through the town.
Sirsaganj has no railway station. It has a bus stand. But there remains always a problem with regular bus service.
People use small scale private, public transport like auto, taxis, tata magic for transportation to nearby cities. Many people use their own vehicles like motorcycles and cars for transportation. Crops and animals are generally transported via trucks and tractors.