About Saiton Village

Saiton is a large village in Moirang tehsil, in the district of Bishnupur, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,660, made up of 2,343 males and 2,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4525.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saiton Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saiton village
Description	Value
State	Manipur
District	Bishnupur
Tehsil	Moirang
Pincode	795133
Area (hectares)	4525.76 hectares
Population	4,660
Male Population	2,343
Female Population	2,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saiton compares

By the 2011 count Saiton is the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,558 residents. Its 4525.76 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Saiton

Saiton is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saiton as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saiton from other places

Saiton lies about 22 km from Bishnupur, and the nearest railway station is Imphal, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saiton
Tehsil headquarters	Moirang	8.2 km
Nearest town	Churāchāndpur	13 km
District headquarters	Bishnupur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Imphal	39 km

Villages closest to Saiton

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moirang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Saiton

As per the Census of India 2011, Saiton village had a population of 4,660. That makes it the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,558 residents.

Saiton village has 2,343 males and 2,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saiton has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Saiton is 795133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saiton covers 4525.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saiton falls under Moirang tehsil of Bishnupur district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Saiton is Imphal, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saiton.

Saiton is about 22 km from Bishnupur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saiton is in Moirang tehsil of Bishnupur district. Moirang is about 8.2 km away. Churāchāndpur is about 13 km away. Bishnupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.