Vanbawng is a village in the Phullen Block of Saitual district, in the state of Mizoram in India.

Population

15.84% (195 people) of Vanbawng's population are between 0-6 years old. The average sex ratio and the child sex ratio are both higher than the same averages for Mizoram state. Per the constitution of India and the

Panchyati Raaj Act Panchayati Raj (Council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities. It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-gov ...

, Vanbawng is administrated by Village Council (Head of Village), who is the elected representative.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the population in Vanbawng village is 1,231, comprising 220 households. Of the residents, 49% of the population (609 people) are males, and 51% (622 people) are females. All the residents are members of

Scheduled Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

. The population of Vanbawng strongly reflects the different communities of the ethnic Mizo people. * Education In 2011, Vanbawng had a literacy rate of 98.17%, while Mizoram state had an average literacy rate of 91.33%. In Vanbawng, the literacy rate for men was 97.88%, while the literacy rate for women was 98.45%. * Caste In Vanbawng village, 99.59% of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Vanbawng village (Aizawl area). * Work Profile Out of the total population, 686 were engaged in work activities. 99.71% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.29% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 686 workers engaged in Main Work, 640 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 was an Agricultural labourer.

Administrative structure

Vanbawng is headed by the

Village Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

President. Almost all issues regarding the village administration are under this authority. The President and Village Council Members exercised all matters of village administration with regards to law and order and development projects. Some aid groups such like

Young Mizo Association The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit, secular, nongovernmental organisation of the Mizo people. It was established on 15 June 1935, originally as the ''Young Lushai Association'' (''YLA''), which was ...

(YMA) and

Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (meaning "binding women together" in the Mizo language) or MHIP was formed in the union territory of Mizoram, India, on 6 July 1974. It aims to empower women and support women's rights. Following the 2009 decision of ...

(MHIP) play an important role in social issues, which may reduce the burdens of the village council members.

Religion

All of the village residents identify as

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

( Protestant). Presbyterian make up the majority of the population. However,

Baptists Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

, United Pentecostal Church and Seventh-day Adventists also live in the village.

Geography

Vanbawng is located in north of the Manipur boarder of Mizoram. It is situated on a ridge 1,132 metres (3715 ft) above sea level, with the

Tuivai The Tuivai River is a river in India, a tributary of the Barak River, into which it flows at Sipuikawn/Tipaimukh. It forms part of the boundary between India and Myanmar and part of the boundary between the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram. ...

river valley to its east and the

Tuivawl The Tuivawl is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India , native_name_lang = mni , settlement_type = , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , motto ...

river valley to its west.

Climate

Vanbawng has a mild, sub-tropical climate due to its location and elevation. Under the Köppen climate classification, Vanbawng features a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Cwa). In summer, temperatures are moderately warm, averaging around . In winter, daytime temperatures are cooler in comparison to the rest of the year, averaging around . Rainfall is mostly concentrated between April and October, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in May, July, August and September. The remainder of the year is notably drier.

References

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