Champhai
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3185.8 Km2
Population in Champhai (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 125,370
Male : 63,299
Female : 62,071
Under 6 population
Total : 22,068
Male : 11,170
Female : 10,898
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 2327
In seeing : 740
In speech : 406
In hearing : 414
In movement : 377
Mental : 390
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 314
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 568 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 12 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Champhai District
Other Information :
- Distance from State Capital (In KM): 194
- CHAMPHAI Forest Divisions 32320.00
- Altitude : 1678 Mtrs.
- Population : 26,430
- Rainfall : 1814 ml
- Climate : Summer : 300C Max
- Winter : 80C Min.
- Clothing : Summer : Cotton, light wollen clothing
during monsoon.
Winter : Thick wollen colthing How to get there
Champhai can be reached from Aizawl by traversing a distance of
194 kms. By Government and private buses, or sumo services which
ply day and night on all days except Sundays. Taxis can be hiblack
on all days from any part of the State.
How To Reach
Champhai Travel Information Champhai, a bustling commercial
town at the Indo-Myanmar border, is a beautiful place that offers
plenty of tourist attraction. Besides its breathtaking beauty, Champhai
is a storehouse of ancient relics, monuments and memorials connected
with legends and folklores. Located 192 kms. Away from Aizawl at
an elevation of 1678 mts., Champhai is also fast emerging at the
fruit bowl of Mizoram. This lively town is the headquarters of Champhai
District which covers an area of 3185.83 sq.kms. Well-tended vineyards,
Passion fruit orchards and the recently introduced 'Kiwi' fruit
plantations in the surrounding hill slopes that provide a kaleidoscop
of colours are worth visiting. The market place at Champhai is a
shoppers' paradise. Household items, clothes, electronic goods,
cosmetic items etc. of a wide range can be selected at a bargain
price. Visitors are, however, warned not to indulge in excess purchase
to avoid custom-penalty. Believed to be the entry point and settlement
of the first Mizo migrants to India, Champhai has a background of
rich heritage, scatteblack in small hamlets and villages dotted
with monuments and monoliths that depict success in war, valourous
hunting, personal distinctions and achievements. Also preserved
are landmarks around which legends and folklores were spun. Its
beautiful landscape, the mingling aura of history and legend and
also the images of modern day development that subtly blend together
makes Champhai an ideal tourist destination both for the adventurous
and the holiday-makers opting for relaxation and recreation in an
ambience of serene scenic splendour. At the base of the town, towards
the Myanmar border is Champhai valley. Surrounded on all sides by
undulating green hills the patch is a wide expanse of luxuriant
rice fields, popularly known as the rice bowl of Mizoram, which
when viewed from Champhai offers a spectacular scene, one of the
most enchanting views of Mizoram. The Department of Tourism has
constructed a Tourists Lodge and Tourist Cottages for the convenience
of tourists visiting this beautiful emerald border town.
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