Tipa is a town in

Siaha Siaha (official name given by the Mara Autonomous District Council, popularly known as Saiha) is a census town in Siaha district in the Indian north-eastern state of Mizoram. It is the Headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council, one o ...

district,

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. 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

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, via

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. It lies on the route of

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References

External links

Satellite map of Tipa

Cities and towns in Saiha district {{Mizoram-geo-stub