Champhai district is one of the eleven districts of

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 people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

state in

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state, on the west by Saitual and

Serchhip Serchhip is the headquarters town of Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram, and also the headquarters of Serchhip Sadar subdivision. It lies in the central part of Mizoram, and 112 km away from the State capital city of Aizawl ...

districts, and on the south and east by

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. The district occupies an area of .

Champhai Champhai (Pron:/tʃamˈpʰaɪ/) is a border town in Mizoram States and territories of India, state, in far eastern India. It is the headquarters of Champhai district, one of the eleven districts in the state. It is located on the Indo-Myanmar b ...

town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Geography

Climate

Champhai district has a moderate climate. In winter the temperature varies from 0 °C to 20 °C and in summer, the temperature varies between 15 °C and 30 °C.

is situated to the north of this district,

Aizawl district Aizawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Kolasib district, on the west by Mamit district, on the south by Serchhip district, on the southwest by Lunglei district and o ...

and

Serchhip district 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 1 ...

to the west and

to the south and east.

Divisions

The district is divided into four

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Khawzawl Khawzawl is a census town in Khawzawl district in the Indian state of Mizoram. Demographics In the Indian census of 2011, Khawzawl was declared a Notified Town of the Khawzawl district, Mizoram. It is divided into five wards for which elections ...

, Khawbung, Ngopa, and a portion of East Lungdar tehsil. It has two Rural Development Blocks: Champhai and Khawbung. The district has five Legislative Assembly constituencies. These are Champhai North, East Tuipui, Lengteng, Tuichang, and Champhai South. There are eighty-eight inhabited villages in this district, seventy-six of which are revenue villages.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Champhai district has a

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of 125,745, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 610th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.01%. Champhai has a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

of 984

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 95.91%. The major religious groups in this district include Christians (105,061), Hindus (2,248) and Muslims (432).

Flora and fauna

In 1991 Champai district became home to Murlen National Park, which has an area of . It is also home to the Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1999 and has an area of .

References

External links

Champhai district websiteChamphai District
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