Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills
# Saipung

Saipung is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793200. The 2011 Census counted 1,431 people in 245 households, the 4th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 1,431 people (2011)
- 245 households
- 92.3% literacy
- 793200 PIN code

## Saipung PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saipung is 793200. Saipung falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793200
- Community development block Saipung
- Census village code 279546

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Saipung from nearby towns?
- Saipung (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 78 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Saipung?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Saipung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sutnga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Saipung

Of every 100 households in Saipung in 2011, 12 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saipung · ■ Saipung rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 61%
- Toilet within the home 100% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 57%
- Tap water 27% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 3% 28%
- Television 17% 19%
- Mobile phone 45% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 8%
- None of these assets 53% 40%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saipung?

■ Saipung · ■ Saipung rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.3% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 987
- Working population 42.2% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 89.5% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 323 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (1%) · ■ Household industry 66 (11%) · ■ Other work 171 (28%) · ■ Marginal 35 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saipung
- Narwan 3,372 people
- Jalaphet Bri Sutnga 2,945 people
- Jalaphet Bri Sumer 2,292 people
- Latyrke 1,120 people
- Shnongrim 966 people
- Tluh 953 people
- Moulsei 905 people

All 97 villages in Saipung

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saipung? 793200
- How far is Saipung from Jowai? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Saipung? 1,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saipung in? Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Saipung? 92.3% (Census 2011)

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