Champhai district
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Champhai district |
| settlement_type | District of Mizoram |
| image_skyline | Standing-stones, Champhai Valley, Mizoram.jpg |
| image_caption | Standing Stones at Champhai Valley |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-point | none |
| map_caption | Location in Mizoram |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Mizoram |
| established_title | Established |
| seat_type | Headquarters |
| seat | Champhai |
| parts_type | Tehsils |
| parts_style | para |
| area_total_km2 | 3,185.83 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_total | 125,745 |
| population_urban | 38.59 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Demographics |
| demographics1_title1 | Literacy |
| demographics1_info1 | 95.91% |
| demographics1_title2 | Sex ratio |
| demographics1_info2 | 984 |
| leader_title1 | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| leader_name1 | Mizoram |
| leader_title2 | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| leader_name2 | 5 |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +05:30 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Champhai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Churachandpur district of Manipur state, on the west by Saitual and Serchhip districts, and on the south and east by Myanmar. The district occupies an area of 3185.83 km2. Champhai town is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Divisions
The district is divided into 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.
Villages
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Champhai district has a population of 125,745, roughly equal to the nation of Grenada.{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est. |title=Religions in Champhai District |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars=
Flora and fauna
In 1991 Champai district became home to Murlen National Park, which has an area of 200 km2. It is also home to the Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1999 and has an area of 120 km2.
National Monuments
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Embossed_Figures_Kawtchhuah_Ropui_Vangchhia_Mapuia_Hnamte_(1).JPG" caption="Carvings found at [[Kawtchhuah Ropui]] site"] ::
The district also has the prehistoric Kawtchhuah Ropui and Lianpui Menhirs which was declared as Monuments of National Importance by Archaeological Survey of India.
References
References
- "Champhai District : Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in.
- (2011). "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
- "Mizoram villages". Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC.
- [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
- census2011. "Champhai District : Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in.
- Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Mizoram".
- PTI. (2025-07-18). "ASI declares Mizoram’s Lianpui menhirs monument of national importance". The Hindu.
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