Serchhip District is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district occupies an area of 1421.60 km². Serchhip town is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district came into existence on 15 September 1998, being carved out of the larger Aizawl District.[1] Because of the way it was created it includes part of East Lungdar Tehsil and part of Thingsulthliah Tehsil.[1][2]

Serchhip district
District of Mizoram
Serchhip district Location in Mizoram
Country	India
State	Mizoram
Headquarters	Serchhip
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Mizoram
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	3
Area
• Total	1,422 km2 (549 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	64,937
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	97.91%
• Sex ratio	977 per thousand
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	serchhip.nic.in

As of 2011 census, it has the highest literacy rate in India, and is the second least populous district of Mizoram (out of 8), after Saiha.[3]

Geography

The district is bounded on the north and northwest by Aizawl District, on the west and south by Lunglei District, on the southeast by Myanmar (Burma), and on the east by Champhai District.[4]

The district is mostly a hilly terrain with some alluvial benches along its rivers that are utilised for agriculture.[5] Serchhip District lies between the Mat River and the Tuikum River. The Tuikum is utilised for public drinking water for the town of Serchhip and the Mat provides irrigation water to Zawlpui, considered the "rice bowl" of Serchhip.[1] Vantawng Falls, the highest waterfall in Mizoram, is located in the district about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the town of Thenzawl on the Lau River.[1][6]

With an average elevation 888 metres (2,913 ft),[7] the average annual daily temperature ranges from 15 °C to 27 °C and the rainfall is moderate.[4]

Administration and divisions

The district is administered by a deputy commissioner whose office is in the town of Serchhip. There are three sub-divisions (townships or tehsils)), Serchhip Sadar, North Vanlaiphai and Thenzawl, with forty-one villages.[4][8]

There are three legislative assembly constituencies in this district: Tuikum, Hrangturzo and Serchhip.[4] Three villages in Aizawl District are included in Tuikum Constituency, namely Darlawng, Phulmawi and Tlungvel. Hrangturzo Constituency includes the town of Biate which is located in Champhai District.[4]

Major towns in this district are Serchhip, Thenzawl and North Vanlaiphai. The other sub-towns are Chhingchhip and East Lungdar. The notable villages include Hriangtlang and Lungpho.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Serchhip district has a population of 64,937, roughly equal to the nation of Marshall Islands.[9] This gives it a ranking of 626th in India (out of a total of 640). Approximately a third of the population live in and around the town of Serchhip. The district has a population density of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.56%. Serchhip has a sex ratio of 977 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 97.91%.[10] Most of the population is engaged in agricultural pursuits.[4]

Flora and fauna

In 1991 the area became home to the Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 35 km².[12][13]

Notes and references

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serchhip district.

• Serchhip district website
• "Base Map of Serchhip District, Mizoram". Agriculture - Remote Sensing and GIS. Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
• "Drainage Map of Serchhip District, Showing Coding up to Mico Watershed, Mizoram". Agriculture - Remote Sensing and GIS. Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.

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