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

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Sakwa

Sakwa is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 40 households**, the 50th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 172people (2011)
- 40households
- 27.4%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Sakwa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279572

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

## How far is Sakwa from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)86 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)86 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 Sakwa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sakwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sutnga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells

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 Sakwa

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

■ Sakwa · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**57%

Tap water ****98%**

**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 ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****85%**

**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 Sakwa?

■ Sakwa · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.4%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****542**

**987

Working population ****52.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.4% for men and 29.4% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 36 (40%)

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

- Lumchyrngan194 people
- Tuituk186 people
- Kyrluh180 people
- Khaidong179 people
- Tlangmoi168 people
- Muriap157 people
- Shnongthymme148 people
- Tympiah Kasu145 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakwa?793200
- How far is Sakwa from Jowai?86 km by road
- What is the population of Sakwa?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakwa in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sakwa?27.4% (Census 2011)