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

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Village · Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib 

# Saipum

Saipum is a village in Bilkhawthlir sub-district of Kolasib district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **2,359 people in 448 households**, the 2nd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 2,359people (2011)
- 448households
- 95.3%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Saipum PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBilkhawthlir
- Census village code271160

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

## How far is Saipum from nearby towns?

- Kolasib (district HQ)120 km by road
- Kolasib (nearest town)120 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 Saipum?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Saipum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolasib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolasib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 · 10 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 Saipum known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Saipum

Of every 100 households in Saipum in 2011, 74 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saipum · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****6%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****25%**

**23%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Saipum?

■ Saipum · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**953

Working population ****46.2%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 93.7% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 663 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 352 (32%)

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
- Saiphai2,052 people
- Phainuam1,727 people
- Buhchangphai1,401 people
- Saihapui K1,295 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saipum from Kolasib?120 km by road
- What is the population of Saipum?2,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saipum in?Kolasib district (Bilkhawthlir sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Saipum?95.3% (Census 2011)