About Sakhain Village

Sakhain is a mid sized village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 369 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhain village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Saipung
Pincode	793200
Population	797
Male Population	369
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhain compares

By the 2011 count Sakhain is the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sakhain

Sakhain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhain as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pdengryngkoh, Sahkai, Saibual and Saipung. 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.

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Common questions about Sakhain

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhain village had a population of 797. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Sakhain village has 369 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhain has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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

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

The census record for Sakhain notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhain.

Sakhain is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia 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.