Serchhip district
District of Mizoram in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Serchhip.
Serchhip District is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district occupies an area of 1421.60 km2. Serchhip town is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district came into existence on 15 September 1998, being carved out of the larger Aizawl District.[1] Because of the way it was created it includes part of East Lungdar Tehsil and part of Thingsulthliah Tehsil.[1][2]
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Serchhip district | |
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Country | India |
State | Mizoram |
Headquarters | Serchhip |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Mizoram |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,422 km2 (549 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 64,937 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 97.91% |
• Sex ratio | 977 per thousand |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | serchhip |
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As of 2011 census, it has the highest literacy rate in India, and is the second least populous district of Mizoram (out of 8), after Saiha.[3]