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About Saipum Village

Saipum is a large village in Bilkhawthlir tehsil, in the district of Kolasib, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,359, made up of 1,232 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males.

Saipum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saipum village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Kolasib
Tehsil Bilkhawthlir
Population 2,359
Male Population 1,232
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saipum compares

By the 2011 count Saipum is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,209 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Saipum

Saipum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saipum 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saipum from other places

Saipum lies about 22 km from Kolasib, and the nearest railway station is Mohammadpur, about 31 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 Saipum
Tehsil headquarters Bilkhawthlir 22 km
District headquarters Kolasib 22 km
Nearest railway station Mohammadpur 31 km

Villages closest to Saipum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saipum village had a population of 2,359. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,209 residents.

Saipum village has 1,232 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saipum has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Saipum falls under Bilkhawthlir tehsil of Kolasib district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Saipum is Mohammadpur, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saipum.

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

Saipum is in Bilkhawthlir tehsil of Kolasib district. Bilkhawthlir is about 22 km away. Kolasib is about 22 km away. Mohammadpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saiphai (8.5 km), Bilkhawthlir (13 km) and N Chhimluang (14 km).

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

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