Hnahlan

Hnahlan
Village
Hnahlan Location in Mizoram, India Show map of Mizoram Hnahlan Hnahlan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°41′38″N93°22′54″E / 23.6937905°N 93.3817264°E / 23.6937905; 93.3817264
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

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]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[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

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

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

• Borders of India

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.
3. Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four Border Haats, Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.
4. The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast, ORF, 23 Jun 2021.
5. New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM, The Hindu, November 08, 2018.