Aibawk

Aibawk
Village, Community Development Block, District subdivision
Aerial view of Aibawk in the mountainous region of northeastern India.
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Coordinates: 23°33′39″N92°42′22″E / 23.56083°N 92.70611°E / 23.56083; 92.70611
Country	India
State	Mizoram
District	Aizwal
Block	Aibawk
Tehsil	Aibawk
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
• Body	Aibawk Village Council
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code	0389
Vehicle registration	IND MZ

Aibawk refers to the name of a village, a subdivision, also known as a tehsil, and a Community Development Block in Aizawl district of the Indian state of Mizoram. The Aibawk Block is an administrative block and further consists of a total of 22 villages. ^[1]

Villages under the Aibawk Block

S.No	Village Name
1	Aibawk
2	Chamring
3	Chawilung
4	Falkawn
5	Hmuifang
6	Hualngohmun
7	Kelsih
8	Khawhminglokawn
9	Lamchhip
10	Lungsei
11	Muallungthu
12	N.Lungsai
13	Phulpui
14	S.Maubuang
15	Sailam
16	Samlukhai
17	Sateek
18	Sialsuk
19	Sumsuih
20	Tachhip
21	Thiak
22	Thingdawl

Aibawk Village

As of the 2011 India census, Aibawk village has a population of 1,325, of which 651 are males and 674 are females. ^[2] The sex ratio is higher compared with the state average of 976. The village has approximately 310 households and includes 165 children aged between 0–6 years, comprising around 12.45% of the total population. The child sex ratio was 1,292 females to every 1,000 males, against the state average of 970. The population comprises a majority of Scheduled Tribes, with 1,274 inhabitants. ^[3] The literacy rate of the village is 98.10%, higher than the state average of 91.33%, with male literacy at 98.62% and female literacy at 97.59%.

Aibawk Block

The Aibawk Block has a total population of 17,128, comprising 8,758 males and 8,370 females across 3,507 families, with an average sex ratio of 956. ^[4] The block covers an area of 617 km². ^[5] Children aged 0–6 years constitute 2,570 individuals, accounting for about 15% of the total population, including 1,307 males and 1,263 females, giving a child sex ratio of 966, which is higher than the overall sex ratio of 956. The literacy rate of the block is 98.03%, with male literacy at 83.56% and female literacy at 83.07%.

The Block was a part of the Jhumm Control Project initiated in 1987 for promoting plantations by deferring the shift from shifting cultivation to settled farming. ^[6] The project focused on the Aibawk Block and was operative between 1987 and 1990 with financial support from the North Eastern Council and administered by the state's Agriculture & Soil Conservation Department. The Aibawk cluster was later declared as the first one in Mizoram to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM), launched in 2016. ^[7] The Aibawk Rurban cluster will be developed over 522 sq. km of track in 11 villages and cover 10,963 individuals, ^[8] implementing all 48 scheduled projects within the program.

References

1. "Village/Panchayat | Aizawl District, Government of Mizoram | India" . Retrieved 2025-09-24.
2. "Aibawk Village Population - Aibawk - Aizawl, Mizoram". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
3. "Aibawk, Aibawk, Aizawl, Mizoram, India - Geolysis Local". geolysis.com. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
4. "MGNREGA: 12 Years of Success or Failure? Aibawk Community Development Block, Aizawl District, Mizoram" (PDF). International Journal of Research in Social Sciences.
5. "Area, population, urban population, rural population and list of villages in Aibawk, Aizawl, Mizoram, India based on census of India 2011". Village in India. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
6. Cairns, Malcolm (2017-11-13). Shifting Cultivation Policies: Balancing Environmental and Social Sustainability. CABI. ISBN   978-1-78639-179-7.
7. "Aibawk cluster in the Aizwal, Mizoram becomes the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission". www.pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
8. PTI (2022-11-05). "Aibawk in Aizawl 1st cluster to be completed under SPMRM". Nagaland Tribune. Retrieved 2025-09-24.