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]
Saikul | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Saikul Location in Manipur, India  Saikul Saikul (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,767 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795118 |
| Telephone code | +91385- |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Sex ratio | 980 (2011) |
| Literacy | 70% |
Geography
editSaikul 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
editSaikul 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
edit- ^ a b "Saikul". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017.
- ^ Village information (Saikul Block), Senapati District, Government of Manipur, archived from the original on 4 March 2016
- ^ Saikul Assembly Constituency Map - Maps of India
- ^ Manipur Administrative Atlas (PDF), Census of India, Government of India, 2005, pp. 16–19