Saikul

SAIKUL
VILLAGE
SAIKUL is located in Manipur
SAIKUL
SAIKUL
Location in Manipur, India
SAIKUL is located in India
SAIKUL
SAIKUL
SAIKUL (India)
Coordinates: 25°03′37″N 94°01′42″E / 25.060154°N 94.028434°E / 25.060154; 94.028434
Country India
StateManipur
DistrictKangpokpi
Government
 • BodySadar Hills Autonomous District Council
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,767
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795118
Telephone code+91385-
Vehicle registrationMN
Sex ratio980 (2011)
Literacy70%

Saikul is a town in the Kangpokpi district in Manipur, India. It is the headquarters of "Sadar Hills East" subdivision (or Saikul subdivision) of the Kangpokpi district, and one of the principal towns under the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council.[1][2] It is also the seat of the Saikul Assembly constituency, a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes.[3]

Geography

Saikul is on the bank of the Iril River (also called Jildung River), at 790 meters above sea level. It is 40 kilometres north of Imphal, and lies between the national highways NH-39 and NH-150.

By the 2011 census, Saikul has a population of 2,767 people, almost all of whom belong to Scheduled Tribes.[1]

History

Saikul was set up as the headquarters of the Sadar Hills subdivision, when the "Manipur North" district was first defined in 1969. By 1981, the subdivision was divided into two: Sadar Hills East, headquartered at Saikul, and Sadar Hills West, headquartered at Kangpokpi.[4]

In 2016, the Sadar Hills subdivisions were spawned off as the separate district of Kangpokpi

References

  1. ^ a b "Saikul". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ Village information (Saikul Block), Senapati District, Government of Manipur, archived from the original on 4 March 2016
  3. ^ Saikul Assembly Constituency Map - Maps of India
  4. ^ Manipur Administrative Atlas (PDF), Census of India, Government of India, 2005, pp. 16–19


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