# Sahkai Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Sahkai

Sahkai is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 48 households**, the 40th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 297people (2011)
- 48households
- 41.3%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Sahkai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahkai is 793200.** Sahkai falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279508

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

## How far is Sahkai from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)38 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)38 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 Sahkai?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ladrymbai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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.

## Homes and amenities in Sahkai

Of every 100 households in Sahkai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Sahkai · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****63%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**8%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sahkai?

■ Sahkai · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**987

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.6% for men and 37.5% for women. 40% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (20%) · **■** Marginal 94 (79%)

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 Saipung

- Khaddum339 people
- Larket335 people
- Lumthari331 people
- Mulait Bri Sutnga316 people
- Moulhoi277 people
- Kulpui261 people
- Bamkhosngi236 people
- P. Zoar229 people

[All 97 villages in Saipung](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahkai?793200
- How far is Sahkai from Jowai?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sahkai?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahkai in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sahkai?41.3% (Census 2011)