Farkawn

Farkawn
Village
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Coordinates: 23°04′43″N93°17′41″E / 23.0786839°N 93.294836°E / 23.0786839; 93.294836
Country	India
State	Mizoram
District	Champhai
Block	Khawbung
Elevation	1,279 m (4,196 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,700
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	271,371

Farkawn is a village in the Champhai district of Mizoram, India. It is located in the Khawbung R.D. Block and is near to the capital of Chinland, which is Camp Victoria. ^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Farkawn has 553 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 97.64%. ^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2700	1348	1352
Children aged below 6 years	374	199	175
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	2641	1307	1334
Literates	2271	1130	1141
Workers (all)	1567	785	782
Main workers (total)	1488	749	739
Main workers: Cultivators	1269	585	684
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	3	3	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	4	2	2
Main workers: Other	212	159	53
Marginal workers (total)	79	36	43
Marginal workers: Cultivators	66	32	34
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	13	4	9
Non-workers	1133	563	570

Notable people

• Benjamin Sum

References

1. "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
2. "District Census Handbook - Champhai" (PDF). 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram. Retrieved 22 August 2015.