Zokhawthar is a

border town A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. With close proximities to a different coun ...

in the Champhai district 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 of

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 so ...

. It is located in the

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 ...

R.D. Block, on the

India–Myanmar border The India–Myanmar border is the international border between India and Myanmar (formerly Burma). The border is in length and runs from the tripoint with China in the north to the tripoint with Bangladesh in the south. Background Description ...

, near the

Rih Dil Rih Dil (lit. Rih Lake) is a natural lake located in northwestern Chin State in Myanmar. It lies at about 3 kilometers from Zokhawthar, the nearest village situated at an Indo-Burma border. It has a heart-shaped outline. It is about 1 mile in leng ...

lake.

Khawmawi Khawmawi is a border village in Myanmar which lies next to Zokhawthar village of Champhai district of Mizoram, India. India-Myanmar border It has a border check-post. See also * Borders of India The Republic of India shares borders with ...

village and

Rikhawdar Rihkhawdar ( my, ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်; also called Rih), next to Khawmawi, is a border town in Falam District, Chin State, Myanmar. It lies opposite Zokhawthar village of the Champhai district of Mizoram, India, across the Tiau (Ciau)r ...

on the Myanmar side are the accessible via a bridge over the Harhva river.

Demographics

According to the

2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Zokhawthar has 501 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 93.58%.

Transport and border connectivity

India is part of

BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic pro ...

East Asia Summit The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a regional forum held annually by leaders of, initially, 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Oceanian regions, based on the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism. Membership expanded to 18 countrie ...

, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation,

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to increase economic ...

Asian Highway Network The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...

and the Trans-Asian Railway network and India has embarked on several Look-East connectivity projects.India's Look East Policy (2)
/ref> Mizoram has unfenced international border with Myanmar (404 km) guarded by

Border Security Force The Border Security Force (BSF) is India's border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 war on 1 December 1 ...

(BSF) and Bangladesh (318 km) guarded by

Assam Rifles The Assam Rifles (AR) is a central paramilitary force responsible for border security, counter-insurgency, and maintaining law and order in Northeast India. It guards the Indo-Myanmar border. The Assam rifles is the oldest paramilitary force ...

. India and Myanmar has set up 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram at

Hnahlan Hnahlan is a border town in the Champhai Rural Development Block of Champhai district of Mizoram state in India. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Hnahlan has 569 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy ...

, Zote,

Vaphai Vaphai is a village at the extreme east of Champhai district of Mizoram. Geography and location Vaphai, with an average altitude of 5,686 feet (1,733 m) above sea level, lies about 11 km east of Tehsil Main Town Khawbung, and 36.3 ...

( Saikhumphai) and

Sangau Sangau is a larger village in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram state of India. Sangau, being close to India–Myanmar border, provides opportunities for trade through the border haat here. Nearby Phawngpui (lit. ''Blue Mountains'') is a major to ...

( Pangkhua) to boost the local trade and economy. Indian has set up 5 ICP (Integrated Check Posts) Mizoram at Kawrpuichhuah,

Marpara Mamit district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. Mamit is located at the western part of Mizoram. It shares an international border with Bangladesh, divided by the Sajek river. Mamit district has a very significance in te ...

, Tuipuibari, Silsuri and Nunsury.Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four ''Border Haats''
Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.

Border checkpost, customs and immigration

Zokhawthar LCS (Land Custom Station), was opened on the Indo-Myanmar border in August 2018. It is one of the two such check-posts in the state of Mizoram.
Business Standard, 2018. There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP (Integrated Check Point) entailing immigration and customs both.

Airport and railway

Lengpui Airport Lengpui Airport is a domestic airport in Lengpui, serving Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, India. The airport is connected by flights to Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal, and is located at a distance of 32 km from Aizawl. Lengpui Airport is ...

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 ...

(242 km northwest of Moreh) is the nearest airport in India.

Sairang Sairang is a census town in Aizawl district in the Indian state of Mizoram. History After the British invasion of 1871-1872, Bengali traders set up the first market place in Mizoram in Changsil on the tlawng river, when the British established c ...

railhead of Bairabi–Sairang line is the nearest railway station.

AH1 and India-Thailand Highway

India plans to upgrade route from Zokhawthar in Mizoram to

Tedim Tedim (, , ( Zo: ''Tedim Khawpi'', pronounced ; is a town in and the administrative seat of Tedim Township, Chin State, in the north-western part of Burma. It is the second largest town in Chin State. The town's four major boroughs (''vengte'') ...

Chin State Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur t ...

of Myanmar as an additional connect to the

India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT Highway), long route, is a highway under upgrade under India's Look East policy that will connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar. Imphal- Mandalay-Bangkok route, consisting of ...

(IMT),The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast
ORF, 23 Jun 2021. which is part of

and

Asian Highway 1 Asian Highway 1 (AH1) is the longest route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Tokyo, Japan via Korea, China, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Istanbul ...

(AH1) passes through

Moreh Givat HaMoreh (Hebrew: גבעת המוֹרֶה), in Arabic: Jebel ed-Duhy, is a hill in northern Israel on the northeast side of the Jezreel Valley. The highest peak reaches an altitude of , while the bottom of the Jezreel Valley is situated at ...

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

.New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM
The Hindu, November 08, 2018. Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.

References

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