# Saikarap Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Saikarap

Saikarap is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 60 households**, the 56th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 262people (2011)
- 60households
- 94.1%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Saikarap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saikarap is 793108.** Saikarap falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278859

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

## How far is Saikarap from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)88 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)88 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 Saikarap?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Saikarap; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Saikarap known for?

The main crops are **pineapple, arecanut and jackfruit**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Saikarap

Of every 100 households in Saikarap in 2011, 44 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saikarap · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**59%

Own their home ****98%**

**81%

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 Saikarap?

■ Saikarap · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****770**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**953

Working population ****58.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 92.0% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (53%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Sohkhmie267 people
- Umdohmawpud266 people
- Mawlatang265 people
- Chaklabasti262 people
- Wahkhim259 people
- Khahmalai258 people
- Mawryngkhong255 people
- Wah-U-Tim236 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saikarap?793108
- How far is Saikarap from Shillong?88 km by road
- What is the population of Saikarap?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saikarap in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Saikarap?94.1% (Census 2011)