Sawayajpur | |
|---|---|
town | |
  Sawayajpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°05′N80°31′E / 27.08°N 80.52°E Coordinates: 27°05′N80°31′E / 27.08°N 80.52°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Hardoi |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 23,543 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Sawayajpur is a small town in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Hardoi district is a district situated in the center of Uttar Pradesh, India, and Hardoi town is the district headquarters.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Uttar Pradesh is a state considered to be part of central, northern and north-central India. Abbreviated as UP, it is the most populous state in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It is located in the north-central region of the Indian subcontinent, has over 200 million inhabitants. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts with the capital being Lucknow. The main ethnic group is the Hindavi people, forming the demographic plurality. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttarakhand, was carved out from the state's Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganga and Yamuna, join at Allahabad (Prayagraj) and then flow as the Ganges further east. Hindi is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.
