# Saijang Village, Athibung, Peren (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Athibung, Peren 

# Saijang

Saijang is a village in Athibung sub-district of Peren district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **2,253 people in 392 households**, the 2nd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 2,253people (2011)
- 392households
- 96.2%literacy
- 458females per 1,000 males

## Saijang PIN code and other codes

Saijang falls in Athibung sub-district, Peren district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockJalukie
- Census village code268330

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

## How far is Saijang from nearby towns?

- Athibung (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Peren (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jalukie (nearest town)6 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 Saijang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalukie
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dimapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Saijang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and chilli**. Products made here include handloom, bamboo products and wood craft. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Saijang

Of every 100 households in Saijang in 2011, 60 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saijang · ■ Athibung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**9%

Tap water ****94%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****35%**

**15%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**39%

Own their home ****79%**

**94%

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 Saijang?

■ Saijang · ■ Athibung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.2%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****458**

**853

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**938

Working population ****73.2%**

**66.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 89.9% for women. 80% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 308 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,074 (65%) · **■** Marginal 260 (16%)

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 Athibung

- Beisumpuikam2,904 people
- Athibung2,075 people
- Lilen912 people
- Bongkolong746 people
- Pellhang658 people

[All 25 villages in Athibung](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/peren/athibung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saijang from Peren?25 km by road
- What is the population of Saijang?2,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saijang in?Peren district (Athibung sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Saijang?96.2% (Census 2011)