Sirsi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bhimnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It was established by Syed Jamal-ud-deen Zaidi who is also known as Shah Maqdoom sahab in near around 1192 AD.Shah Jamal-ud-deen was a spiritual person i.e. a soofi. He came to India via Afghanistan when Muhammad Ghauri attacked India. His grave is situated just beside the Imam bargah Kala Gharbi, the main centre of azadari in Sirsi.It is mainly populated by Shia Muslims.