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Saipung is a village in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India. It is the headquarters of the Saipung Sub-Division.[2] The population was 1,431 as per the 2011 Indian census.[1] Located about 136 km from the state's capital Shillong, Saipung is inhabited by the Biate people.

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Saipung
Village
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Coordinates: 25.3154°N 92.6674°E / 25.3154; 92.6674
Country	India
State	Meghalaya
District	East Jaintia Hills
Government
• Body	Saipung Village Committee
• Village Head	Shri Priceless Darnei
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,431
Languages
• Official	English, Biate
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	793200
Telephone code	03673
ISO 3166 code	IN-ML
Vehicle registration	ML
Sex ratio	958 ♂/♀2011 Census
Literacy	92.30%2011 Census

Demographics

The inhabitants are Biates, one of the indigenous ethnic tribes of Meghalaya.

As per the Indian 2011 census, the Saipung village had a population of 1431 of which 731 are males while 700 are females. 20.13 % of the total population was under 6 years of age. Saipung has a higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Saipung village was 92.30 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. Male literacy stands at 95.01 % while female literacy rate was 89.50 %.

The primary language spoken in Saipung is Biate. For interacting with outsiders, English or Khasi is used.

The dominant religion in Saipung is Christianity followed by almost all the inhabitants.

Education

Educational Institutions in Saipung are:

• Tuinar LP School
• Saipung West Govt LP School
• Saipung East Govt LP School
• Prudence English School
• Thanga Darnei Memorial School
• Saipung Secondary School
• RMSA High School
• Tuinar UP School
• Albert UP English School Private.
• Greenhill UP School

References

• http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/279546-saipung-meghalaya.html

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