# Saitwait Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Saitwait

Saitwait is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 79 households**, the 55th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 375people (2011)
- 79households
- 47.1%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Saitwait PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saitwait is 793112.** Saitwait falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278961

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saitwait from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)60 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Saitwait?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Saitwait; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Poynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saitwait known for?

The main crops are **orange, pune apple and banana**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Saitwait

Of every 100 households in Saitwait in 2011, 61 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saitwait · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**78%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saitwait?

■ Saitwait · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**1011

Working population ****25.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 46.8% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (91%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pynursla

- Mawlynnong414 people
- Nongsohphan401 people
- Wahumlein382 people
- Iew Pynursla377 people
- Nongeitniang366 people
- Nongmadan Mawpran366 people
- Phlangtyngor365 people
- Mawkyrnot353 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saitwait?793112
- How far is Saitwait from Shillong?60 km by road
- What is the population of Saitwait?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saitwait in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Saitwait?47.1% (Census 2011)