# Saiphai Village, Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib 

# Saiphai

Saiphai is a village in Bilkhawthlir sub-district of Kolasib district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **2,052 people in 356 households**, the 3rd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 2,052people (2011)
- 356households
- 95.4%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Saiphai PIN code and other codes

Saiphai falls in Bilkhawthlir sub-district, Kolasib district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockBilkhawthlir
- Census village code271159

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

## How far is Saiphai from nearby towns?

- Kolasib (district HQ)45 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 Saiphai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolasib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolasib
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 20 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 Saiphai known for?

The main crops are **cabbage, brinjal and chilly**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Saiphai

Of every 100 households in Saiphai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saiphai · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****72%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**77%

Use banking services ****10%**

**23%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****91%**

**74%

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 Saiphai?

■ Saiphai · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170**

**953

Working population ****40.6%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 93.3% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 707 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (12%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Bilkhawthlir

- Bilkhawthlir5,385 people
- Saipum2,359 people
- Phainuam1,727 people
- Buhchangphai1,401 people
- Saihapui K1,295 people
- Meidum1,073 people

[All 21 villages in Bilkhawthlir](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/kolasib/bilkhawthlir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saiphai from Kolasib?45 km by road
- What is the population of Saiphai?2,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saiphai in?Kolasib district (Bilkhawthlir sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Saiphai?95.4% (Census 2011)