Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills
# Saphak

Saphak is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793200. The 2011 Census counted 140 people in 28 households, the 55th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 140 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 83.0% literacy
- 793200 PIN code

## Saphak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saphak is 793200. Saphak falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793200
- Community development block Saipung
- Census village code 279550

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

## How far is Saphak from nearby towns?
- Saipung (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 61 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 61 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Saphak?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Saphak

Of every 100 households in Saphak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saphak · ■ 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 0% 28%
- Television 17% 19%
- Mobile phone 56% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 8%
- None of these assets 39% 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 Saphak?

■ Saphak · ■ Saipung rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.0% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 987
- Working population 42.1% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 42% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (49%) · ■ Other work 2 (3%) · ■ Marginal 28 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Saipung
- Tlangmoi 168 people
- Muriap 157 people
- Shnongthymme 148 people
- Tympiah Kasu 145 people
- Shyrwang 139 people
- Kayengpur 131 people
- Jongria 117 people
- Sialkan 114 people

All 97 villages in Saipung

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saphak? 793200
- How far is Saphak from Jowai? 61 km by road
- What is the population of Saphak? 140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saphak in? Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Saphak? 83.0% (Census 2011)

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