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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saikul
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.060154|N|94.028434|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kangpokpi District|Kangpokpi]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
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| governing_body = Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 795118
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| area_code = +91385-
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'''Saikul''' is the headquarters of [[Sadar Hills]] East subdivision and one of the principal towns under [[Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council]] in [[Manipur]] state of India.<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web |title=Saikul |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=304364 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[Government of India]] |accessdate=8 September 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170908172348/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=304364 |archivedate=8 September 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is also the 46th reserved Assembly Constituency for [[Scheduled Tribes]] of the Manipur State Legislative Assembly. The town is located at 790 meters above sea level, 40 kilometres to the north of Imphal. It lies between NH-39 and NH-150 and the river Jildung passes beside the town.<ref>[http://senapati.nic.in/saikulvi.htm Village information (Saikul Block)]</ref><ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/manipur/saikul-constituency.html Saikul Assembly Constituency Map - Maps of India]</ref> The town is governed by Saikul Hilltown Committee.

==People==
Saikul is mainly inhabited by various [[Kuki peoples|Kuki tribes]], prominently [[Thadou people|Thadou]], [[Kom people (India)|Kom]], [[Vaiphei people|Vaiphei]], [[ Tangkhul]], [[Thangal]]. The town also has some immigrant population such as Bihari, Nepalese.

==Festivals==
Mim Kut, kalchuh kut and Chavang Kut some prominent festivals of the town. As majority of the population are Christian, other festivals such as [[Christmas]], [[New Year]], Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday and Good Friday are also celebrated.

==Education==
Though comparatively average in educational performances, various schools and higher secondary schools are established since the last century to bring about transformation. Schools such as Model English Higher Secondary School, Christian English High School, L.L. Henjou High School and Thangtong Government Higher Secondary School meet the need of not only the people of Saikul subdivision but also different parts of the state.

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Sadar Hills]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kangpokpi district]]
[[Category:Kuki tribes]]

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