Siaha (official name given by the
Mara Autonomous District Council, popularly known as Saiha) is a town and headquarters of
Saiha District and the Mara Autonomous District Council in southern
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...
, northeast India. It is the fourth most populous town in Mizoram.
Geography
Siaha is located at .
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Siaha had a population of 19,731. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Siaha has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 77%. In Siaha, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Siaha is the fastest growing town in Mizoram, 2008 statistical handbook of Mizoram reveals that the town has a population of 29,275 in 2008 against 19,731 in 2001.
Transport
Pawan Hans has started a helicopter service connecting
Aizawl
Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...
and Siaha. The distance between Siaha and
Aizawl
Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...
through NH 54 is 378 km, and they are connected with regular bus and jeep service.
Media
The Major Newspapers in Saiha are:
* Buannel
* Chhim Aw
* Kawl Eng
* Maraland
* Moonlight
* Mara Thlala
* Siaha Post
* Saikhawpui
* Siaha Times
* Awsicharu
wsicharu.wordpress.com* Deiva Mara Dail
Deiva Mara Daily
References
External links
*
District Website Siaha
Maraland.NET : Mara people's Online siteSiahaOnline.com : Siaha Online website
{{Saiha District
Cities and towns in Saiha district