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About Saipung Village

Saipung is a mid sized village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 731 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saipung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saipung village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Saipung
Pincode 793200
Population 1,431
Male Population 731
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saipung compares

By the 2011 count Saipung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Saipung

Saipung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saipung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saipung from other places

Saipung lies about 31 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 28 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 Saipung
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 28 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 31 km
Nearest town Hāflong 39 km

Villages closest to Saipung

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

Common questions about Saipung

As per the Census of India 2011, Saipung village had a population of 1,431. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Saipung village has 731 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saipung has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Saipung is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saipung falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Saipung is Ditokcherra, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Saipung.

Saipung is about 31 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saipung is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Ditokcherra is about 28 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 31 km away. Hāflong is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuruk (4.6 km), Mutong (8.4 km) and Mynthning (14 km).

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

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