Safipur Town
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Safipur Town
(or Saipur). Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Unao District, United Provinces, situated in 26 45' N. and 80 22' E., on the old road from Delhi to Benares, north of the Ganges. Population (1901), 7,949. The town is said to have been founded by Sai Sukul, a Brahman, and is generally called aftei him, Saipur. A religious mendicant subsequently came to the place and was buried there, and the name was changed to Safipur in com- memoration of the holy man. Sai Sukul is said to have been defeated and killed by Ibrahim of Jaunpur, who put his lieutenants in charge of the town. Their descendants are still the principal proprietors, Safipur contains a number of tombs of Muhammadan saints. Besides the usual offices, there are a munsifi, a dispensary, and a branch of the Methodist Episcopal Mission. The town is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,200. A market is held twice a week, and there ate also some populai fairs. There is a school with 95 pupils.
