Champhai district

Champhai district
District of Mizoram
Standing Stones at Champhai Valley
Standing Stones at Champhai Valley
Interactive map of Champhai district
Coordinates: 23°28′46″N 93°19′44″E / 23.4795°N 93.3288°E / 23.4795; 93.3288
CountryIndia
StateMizoram
HeadquartersChamphai
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMizoram
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies5
Area
 • District of Mizoram
3,185.83 km2 (1,230.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • District of Mizoram
125,745
 • Density39.4701/km2 (102.227/sq mi)
 • Urban
38.59
Demographics
 • Literacy95.91%
 • Sex ratio984
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitechamphai.nic.in

Champhai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Pherzawl 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 3,185.83 km2 (1,230.06 sq mi). 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197149,139—    
198163,729+2.63%
199183,023+2.68%
2001107,793+2.65%
2011125,745+1.55%
source:

According to the 2011 census Champhai district has a population of 125,745, roughly equal to the nation of Grenada. This gives it a ranking of 610th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.01%. Champhai has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 95.91%.

Religions in Champhai District
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 98.17%
Hinduism
 
 0.85%
Islam
 
 0.56%
Others
 
 0.42%

Flora and fauna

In 1991 Champai district became home to Murlen National Park, which has an area of 200 km2 (77.2 mi2). It is also home to the Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1999 and has an area of 120 km2 (46.3 mi2).

National Monuments

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

  1. 1 2 "Champhai District : Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Subdivisions & Blocks of Champhai district". 31 July 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.
  7. ↑ census2011. "Champhai District : Census 2011 data". census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. 1 2 Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Mizoram". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. ↑ PTI (18 July 2025). "ASI declares Mizoram's Lianpui menhirs monument of national importance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 July 2025.