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Phura
Phura is a census town in Mara Autonomous District Council in southern part of Mizoram state in Northeast India. It is the only plain area within Maraland. It is often called as the barn of Maraland due to its large production of rice from the fields in the plain surrounding the town. The people of this town speak a dialect of Mara known as Zyhno/Hlaipao Vahapi. It is inhabited by the Hlaipao tribes. It has only two village councils- Phura North and Phura South. Pala Lake, the biggest lake in Mizoram state lies about 6 km from this town. It is one of the most visited tourist spots in Maraland. Road connectivity * There is daily sumo service from Siaha, the road is not metal yet but quite comfortable. Kaochao-Phura-Tokalo Border Roads Task Force Road is being planned. Kaochao (Kawlchaw) passed through by National Highway-54 (NH-54), it is a village between Lawngtlai and Siaha. From this point, Border Roads Task Force plans to construct a metal road all the way to Tokalo tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pala Lake
Palak Dil or Pala Tipo (Mara language for "swallowing lake") is the largest and biggest lake in Mizoram, northeast India. It is located near Phura village in Saiha district, within the Mara Autonomous District Council in the southern most district of Mizoram. Its geographical location falls under the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, and is therefore rich in animal and plant species. The lake is a major component of the Palak Wildlife Sanctuary, and it supports the major biodiversity of the sanctuary. ''Pala'' is derived from a mythical Mara story for the name of the lake while ''tipo'' means "lake"; it is called Palak Dil in Mizo ṭawng. The lake gives the name of the region Palak Assembly Constituency under Election Commission of India. Location Palak Dil is situated within Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC), one of the three autonomous district councils in the southernmost part of the state. It is about 76 km away from Siaha, the headquarters of MADC. It can be re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of India. It covers Siaha subdivision and Tipa subdivision of Siaha district. Primarily, an autonomous administrative government meant for the Mara people living in the state. It is situated at the southern tip of Mizoram state bordering Myanmar. Its autonomy was established and carved out from the erstwhile Pawi-Lakher Regional Council on 29 May 1971 and separated the next year as Lakher Autonomous District Council, and renamed to its current name in 1988.Zohra, K. (17 June 2003"Mara History, Maraland Location, Physical features" Maraland Net It covers 1445 square kilometres. The government has jurisdiction over land administration, administration of justice, limited legislative powers, and a few other local powers.Roy, Devasish, Raja (2005) ''Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia'' Minority Rights Group International, London, p. 15. In 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizoram
Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land." Thus "Mizo-ram" means "land of the Mizos". Within India's northeast region, it is the southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam and Manipur. The state also shares a border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Like several other northeastern states of India, Mizoram was previously part of Assam until 1972, when it was carved out as a Union Territory. In 1986 the Indian Parliament adopted the 53rd amendment of the Indian Constitution, which allowed for the creation of the State of Mizoram on 20 February 1987, as India's 23rd state. According to a 2011 census, in that year Mizoram's population was 1,091,014. It is the 2nd least populous state in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maraland
{{Use Indian English, date=December 2018 Maraland is a region in the southeastern part of Mizoram state, India, referring not to a political or district name but specifically to the area inhabited by the Mara people. The region is one of the three Autonomous District Councils in the state. The Mara Autonomous District Council government is headed by Chief Executive Member, currently by Puhpa N. Zakhai, a veteran Congress politician. Religion All ethnic Maras are Christian, mostly evangelical. With the arrival of Reverend and Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain in 1907 who had had earlier founded Lakher Pioneer Mission in Penge, South London in 1905, within a decade the Maras had accepted Christianity. Because the missionaries were from a congregational background, the newly founded church in Maraland was unaffiliated. The current Evangelical Church of Maraland, India and the Mara Evangelical Church, Myanmar were one before the partition of India. Major religious denominations in Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Language
Mara is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by Mara people, mostly the Tlosaih tribe living in 30 villages of Chhimtuipui district, southern Mizoram, India and the adjacent villages in Burma. The Mara (Tlosaih) languages belong to the Kuki-Chin branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The speakers of the languages are also known as Mara (Tlosais). Mara is a recognised language in the Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) school curriculum. Mara is a compulsory subject for all schools up to class VII (middle school) under the Board of School Education, MADC. Demographics *Population: 56,574 in Saiha district, Mizoram, India (2011), 37,000 in Burma (2007). *Region: Saiha District, Mizoram (India), Indo-Burma Border *Alternate names: Lakher, Mara, Maram, Mira, Zao, Shendu, Khawngsai, Khyeng. *Languages: Tlôsaih, Sizo (Chapi/Saby/Ngiaphia), Hlaipao (Vahapi, Heima and Lelai), Lyvaw (Nohro & Notlia), Lochei ochebi, Zophei (Ahnai/Vytu, Bawipa and Asah/Leita), Senthang (Khuapi/Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siaha
Siaha (official name given by the Mara Autonomous District Council, popularly known as Saiha) is a census town in Saiha district, Siaha district in the Indian north-eastern States and territories of India, state of Mizoram. It is the Headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council, one of the three autonomous district councils within Mizoram. It is located in the South Central part of the state. The word 'Siaha' in the local Mara language comes from 'Sia' for Masia which means elephant and 'ha' meaning tooth - An elephant tooth. It was a place where a large amount of elephant teeth were found. Though the local people name the town as Siaha, Mizo people, Mizos called it by the name 'Saiha', which is purely a translated term in Mizo language. Siaha is a commercial hub for Mara people. Geography Siaha is located at . The average elevation is 729 metres (2391 feet). Demographics India census, Siaha had a population of 19,731. Males constitute 52% of the population a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawngtlai
Lawngtlai is the district headquarters of Lawngtlai district in the state of Mizoram in India. It is also the headquarters of Lai Autonomous District Council, one of the three autonomous district councils in Mizoram (the other two being Mara Autonomous District Council and Chakma Autonomous District Council). History Lawngtlai village was established by Haihmunga Hlawncheu, a Lai Chief, in 1880 at present Vengpui. It has been named "Lawngtlai" as one day the Chief Haihmunga Hlawncheu seized a boat that was drifting down Kaladan river hence the name Lawng-tlai, which means ''Lawng''=boat, and ''tlai''=seized. Demographics According to Census of India, 2011 Lawngtlai town has population of 20,830 of which 10,659 are males while 10,171 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3122 which is 14.99% of total population of Lawngtlai. In Lawngtlai Notified Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 954 against Mizoram state average of 976. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Lawngtlai is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuipang
Tipa is a town in Siaha district, Mizoram, India. The famous Pala Lake is situated under Tipa Civil Sub Division. There are two sections of Original Tipa. One section is known as Tipa'B' (Bei vaih) While the other section is known as Viah Vaih (Village constituting the outsiders locally known as 'Viah'). The Mara people are the main inhabitants of Tipa while only 1% of the total population constitutes migrated workers of plain land India. Geography It is located at at an elevation of 1079 m above MSL. Location Tipa is connected by National Highway 2, which links Dibrugarh, via Imphal. It lies on the route of Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project The Kaladan Road Project is a US$484 million project connecting the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. In Myanmar, it will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan riv .... References External links Satellite map of Tipa Cities and towns in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aizawl
Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all the important government offices, state assembly house and civil secretariat. The population of Aizawl strongly reflects the different communities of the ethnic Mizo people. History In 1871–72, the disorderly conduct of Khalkom, a Mizo chief, compelled the British to establish an outpost that later became the Aizawl village. The post had been established by Suakpuilala, the Chief of Reiek and it was only 14 kilometres from Sairang from where one could travel by flat bottomed boat. In 1890, officer Dally of the Assam Police and his 400 men arrived at Aizawl to support Colonel Skinner's troops during a British military operation against the Mizo tribals. On Dally's recommendation, Aizawl was selected as the site of a fortified post that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
