Sufipur

27°07′35″N 78°23′19″E / 27.12626°N 78.38852°E / 27.12626; 78.38852CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictFirozabadTehsilFirozabadArea • Total2.849 km² (1.100 sq mi)Population • Total2,792 • Density980/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

Sufipur (Sūfīpur) is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,792, in 486 households.

Name

Sufipur is named after Shah Sufi, a Muslim holy man from the time of Akbar whose tomb is located north of the neighbouring village of Chandwar.^[2]: 239

Demographics

As of 2011, Sufipur had a population of 2,792, in 486 households.^[1]: 120 This population was 53.4% male (1,490) and 46.6% female (1,302). The 0-6 age group numbered 536 (261 male and 275 female), making up 19.2% of the total population. 34 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 1.2% of the total.^{[3]: 110–1}

The 1981 census recorded Sufipur (as "Sofipur") as having a population of 1,441 people (784 male and 657 female), in 324 households and 274 physical houses.^{[4]: 192–3}

The 1961 census recorded Sufipur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 885 people (494 male and 391 female), in 143 households and 117 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 746 acres.^[5]: xciv

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Sufipur had 2 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of kachcha materials.^{[1]: 119–24}

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