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About Saikarap Village

Saikarap is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 148 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saikarap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikarap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 262
Male Population 148
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saikarap compares

By the 2011 count Saikarap is the 55th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Saikarap

Saikarap is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saikarap as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangkamati, Ri Ngur, Rithymmai and Rumnong. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Saikarap

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikarap village had a population of 262. That makes it the 55th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Saikarap village has 148 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikarap has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Saikarap is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saikarap falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Saikarap notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Saikarap.

Saikarap is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saikarap today is likely to be higher.

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