# Saitsama Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Saitsama

Saitsama is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 189 households**, the 29th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,114people (2011)
- 189households
- 36.8%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Saitsama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saitsama is 793151.** Saitsama falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279075

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

## How far is Saitsama from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)58 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 Saitsama?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saitsama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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.

## What is Saitsama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Saitsama

Of every 100 households in Saitsama in 2011, 62 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Saitsama · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****74%**

**27%

Television ****30%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Saitsama?

■ Saitsama · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**976

Working population ****46.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.9% for men and 36.7% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 455 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 17 (3%)

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 Thadlaskein

- Umladang1,201 people
- Tamu1,195 people
- Niriang1,149 people
- Mookyniang1,148 people
- Moopyllait Syiar1,079 people
- Bamkamar1,070 people
- Khliehtyrshi1,067 people
- Kpermynsnieh1,047 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saitsama?793151
- How far is Saitsama from Jowai?58 km by road
- What is the population of Saitsama?1,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saitsama in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Saitsama?36.8% (Census 2011)