Mamit district

Quality 0.50 · 1 view · Updated 2 months ago

title: "Mamit district" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mamit-district", "districts-of-mizoram", "minority-concentrated-districts-in-india"] topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamit_district" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Mamit district
total_type	Total
image_skyline	View from Reiek top, Mizoram.jpg
image_caption	View from Reiek top
settlement_type	District of Mizoram
image_map	Mamit in Mizoram (India).svg
image_map1	{{maplink
frame-width	225
text	Mamit district
type	shape
stroke-colour	#C60C30
stroke-width	2
title	Mamit district of Mizoram
type2	line
map_caption	Location in Mizoram
coordinates
coor_pinpoint	Mamit
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Mizoram
established_title	Established
seat_type	Headquarters
seat	Mamit
parts_type	Tehsils
parts_style	para
area_total_km2	3,025
population_as_of	2011
population_total	86,364
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Demographics
demographics1_title1	Literacy
demographics1_info1	84.93
demographics1_title2	Sex ratio
demographics1_info2	927
leader_title1	Lok Sabha constituencies
leader_name1	Mizoram
leader_title2	Vidhan Sabha constituencies
leader_name2	3
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+05:30
website
::

::callout[type=note] the district ::

| name = Mamit district | total_type = Total | native_name = | image_skyline = View from Reiek top, Mizoram.jpg | image_caption = View from Reiek top | settlement_type = District of Mizoram | image_map = Mamit in Mizoram (India).svg | image_map1 = {{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=225 |frame-height=225 |frame-align=center |text= Mamit district |type=shape |id=Q751531 |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=2 |title= Mamit district of Mizoram |type2=line|id2=Q1502|stroke-width2=1|stroke-colour2=#0000ff|title2=Mizoram | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Mizoram | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = Mamit | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Mizoram | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Mamit | parts_type = Tehsils | parts_style = para | p1 = | area_total_km2 = 3,025 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 86,364 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Demographics | demographics1_title1 = Literacy | demographics1_info1 = 84.93 | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics1_info2 = 927 | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Lok Sabha constituencies | leader_name1 = Mizoram | leader_title2 = Vidhan Sabha constituencies | leader_name2 = 3 | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | registration_plate = | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | website = Mamit district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India.

Geography

The district is bounded on the north by Hailakandi district of Assam state, on the west by North Tripura district of Tripura state and Bangladesh, on the south by Lunglei district and on the east by Kolasib and Aizawl districts. The district occupies an area of 3025.75 km². Mamit town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Mamit district has a population of 86,364, roughly equal to the nation of Andorra. This gives it a ranking of 618th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 29 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 37.56%. Mamit has a sex ratio of 927 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.93%. 17.25% of the population lives in urban areas. 95.04% of the population belongs to Scheduled Tribes.

According to the 2011 census, 62.61% of the population spoke Mizo, 17.64% Tripuri, 15.25% Chakma and 1.92% Bengali as their first language.

Economy

ICP

Indian has set up several Border Haats (markets) and ICP (Integrated Check Posts) in Mizoram to boost the border trade and Look-East connectivity to Trans-Asian Railway and Asian Highway Network (via AH1). Marpara and Tuipuibari on Bangladesh–India border are two ICP in Mamit district.

Flora and fauna

In 1985 Mamit district became home to Dampa Tiger Reserve, which has an area of 500 km².

References

[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
(2011). "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Mizoram". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population".
(2011). "District Census Handbook: Mamit". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
(2011). "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Mizoram". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
"India's 'Look East' Policy Pays off".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080708233222/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IJ31Df02.html India's Look East Policy (2)]
[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/india-myanmar-likely-to-set-up-four-border-haats/1600444 Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four ''Border Haats''], Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.
Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Mizoram. certificate".

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::