Sainthal

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state_name = Uttar Pradesh
district = Bareilly
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Sainthal is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Sainthal had a population of 13,390. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sainthal has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 46%, and female literacy is 30%. In Sainthal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

ReflistSainthal is the muslim dominated town of Bareilly and majority of them are Shia devotees, the minority sect of Islam. The town has its historical background and is known for producing many eminent Ulemas and Urdu Poets. Sainthal has a substantial population of Syeds and majority of them are Zaidis. Though the town has a reasonable population of Sunni sect also. Majority of Syeds are from Zamidar families and were in sound financial position, but the partition of India and abolition of Zamidari System brings poverty to the town. One of the major reason behind town's backwardness was the Partition of India, as almost all the educated masses moved to Pakistan for the sake of Jobs and settled there. Now, the town is one of the emerging hub of Zari-Zardozi (hand embroidery) business.