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About Saitlaw Village

Saitlaw is a small village in Reiek tehsil, in the district of Mamit, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 32 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males.

Saitlaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saitlaw village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Mamit
Tehsil Reiek
Population 59
Male Population 32
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Saitlaw compares

By the 2011 count Saitlaw is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 663 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Saitlaw

Saitlaw is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saitlaw 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saitlaw from other places

Saitlaw lies about 10 km from Mamit, and the nearest railway station is Kawnpui, about 7.6 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 Saitlaw
Nearest railway station Kawnpui 7.6 km
District headquarters Mamit 10 km
Nearest town Kolasib 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Reiek 31 km

Villages closest to Saitlaw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saitlaw village had a population of 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 663 residents.

Saitlaw village has 32 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saitlaw has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Saitlaw falls under Reiek tehsil of Mamit district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Saitlaw is Kawnpui, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance for Saitlaw.

Saitlaw is about 10 km from Mamit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saitlaw is in Reiek tehsil of Mamit district. Kawnpui is about 7.6 km away. Mamit is about 10 km away. Kolasib is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hmunpui (12 km), Dapchhuah (23 km) and Reiek (31 km).

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

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