Saiyad Raja is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

in Chandauli district in the

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. It is 12 km from the district headquarters at

Chandauli Chandauli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chandauli district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chandauli District. Geography Chandauli is located at . It has an average elevation of . Located ab ...

. This town also happens to be the last town on U.P Bihar G.T Road border. National Highway 97 terminates at Saiyedraja. Nearest airport is

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Demographics

As of the 2001 India

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, Saiyad Shahid Raja had a population of 15,695. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Saiyad Raja has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 47%. In Saiyad Raja, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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About Saiyedraja
Cities and towns in Chandauli district {{Chandauli-geo-stub