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About Saijang Village

Saijang is a large village in Athibung tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,545 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 458 females per 1000 males.

Saijang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saijang village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Peren
Tehsil Athibung
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 458
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saijang compares

By the 2011 count Saijang is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Saijang

Saijang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saijang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Saijang from other places

Saijang lies about 12 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Sukhovi, about 19 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 Saijang
Tehsil headquarters Athibung 6.5 km
District headquarters Peren 12 km
Nearest railway station Sukhovi 19 km
Nearest town Chumukedima 28 km

Villages closest to Saijang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saijang village had a population of 2,253. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Saijang village has 1,545 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saijang has about 458 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Saijang falls under Athibung tehsil of Peren district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Saijang is Sukhovi, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saijang.

Saijang is about 12 km from Peren in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saijang is in Athibung tehsil of Peren district. Athibung is about 6.5 km away. Peren is about 12 km away. Sukhovi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are New Chalkot (4.3 km), Athibung (6.5 km) and New Beisumpui (12 km).

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

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