# Sakhain Moolimen Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Sakhain Moolimen

Sakhain Moolimen is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 126 households**, the 13th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 792people (2011)
- 126households
- 49.8%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Sakhain Moolimen PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279541

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

## How far is Sakhain Moolimen from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)55 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 Sakhain Moolimen?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhain Moolimen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sutnga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Sakhain Moolimen

Of every 100 households in Sakhain Moolimen in 2011, 82 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Sakhain Moolimen · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**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 ****50%**

**28%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**8%

None of these assets ****46%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sakhain Moolimen?

■ Sakhain Moolimen · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**987

Working population ****41.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.4% for men and 60.2% for women. 43% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 118 (36%) · **■** Marginal 137 (42%)

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

- Tongseng Nongkhlieh852 people
- Lamyrsiang846 people
- Mynthlu843 people
- Sakhain797 people
- Pala755 people
- Moolamylliang733 people
- Thuruk719 people
- Mulait Bri Sumer663 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhain Moolimen?793200
- How far is Sakhain Moolimen from Jowai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhain Moolimen?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhain Moolimen in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhain Moolimen?49.8% (Census 2011)