Saikul

Saikul
Saikul
Town
	Saikul Location in Manipur, India Saikul Saikul (India)
	Coordinates: 25°03′37″N 94°01′42″E / 25.060154°N 94.028434°ECoordinates: 25°03′37″N 94°01′42″E / 25.060154°N 94.028434°E
Country	India
State	Manipur
District	Kangpokpi
Government
• Body	Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	795118
Telephone code	+91385-
Vehicle registration	MN
Sex ratio	980 (2011)
Literacy	70%

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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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3] The town is governed by Saikul Hilltown Committee.

People[edit]

Saikul is mainly inhabited by various Kuki tribes, prominently Thadou, Kom, Vaiphei, Tangkhul, Thangal. The town also has some immigrant population such as Bihari, Nepalese.

Festivals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

↑ "Saikul". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
↑ Village information (Saikul Block)
↑ Saikul Assembly Constituency Map - Maps of India

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[2011_Census-1] "Saikul". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[2] Village information (Saikul Block)

[3] Saikul Assembly Constituency Map - Maps of India

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