Hnahlan
Appearance
Hnahlan | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 23°41′38″N 93°22′54″E / 23.6937905°N 93.3817264°E | |
Country | India |
State | Mizoram |
District | Champhai |
Block | Champhai |
Elevation | 1,522 m (4,993 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,157 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
2011 census code | 271344 |
Hnahlan is a border town in the Champhai Rural Development Block of Champhai district of Mizoram state in India.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Hnahlan has 569 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 92.95%.[2]
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 3157 | 1602 | 1555 |
Children aged below 6 years | 575 | 296 | 279 |
Scheduled caste | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Scheduled tribe | 3059 | 1525 | 1534 |
Literates | 2400 | 1256 | 1144 |
Workers (all) | 1735 | 877 | 858 |
Main workers (total) | 1725 | 872 | 853 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 1563 | 744 | 819 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Main workers: Other | 158 | 126 | 32 |
Marginal workers (total) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Non-workers | 1422 | 725 | 697 |
Economy and border haat trade
[edit]Hnahlan is one of the 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram, others being at Sangau, Vaphai (Saikhumphai) and Zote, all of which boost the local trade and economy.[3]
Transport and connectivity
[edit]Zokhawthar (75 km south) provides connectivity to India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[4] and Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 (AH1).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Champhai" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four Border Haats, Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.
- ^ The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast, ORF, 23 Jun 2021.
- ^ New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM, The Hindu, November 08, 2018.