Mizoram is a landlocked state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar to the east and south, with domestic borders with the Indian states of Assam, Manipur, and Tripura. It covers an area of 21,087 square kilometres. 91% of the area is covered by forests, making it the most heavily forested state in India. With an estimated population of 1.25 million in 2023, it is the second least populated state in India. With an urbanisation rate of 51.5% it is the most urbanised state in northeast India, ranking fifth in urbanisation nationwide. One of the two official languages and most widely spoken tongue is Mizo, which serves as a lingua franca among various ethnic communities who speak a variety of other Tibeto-Burman or Indo-Aryan languages. Mizoram is home to the highest percentage of scheduled tribes in India, with the Mizo people forming the majority.
Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. It comprises eight states—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, and the "brother" state of Sikkim.
The Hmar language(Northern Mizo) belongs to the Mizo language branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of this language use Mizo language as their second language (L2).
Tipaimukh Dam, officially "Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric Dam Project", is a proposed dam on the Barak River at Sipuikawn (Tipaimukh) in Manipur, India. The purpose of the dam is flood control and hydroelectric power generation. The project was approved by the Government of India in 1999 and entrusted to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited, later switched to NHPC Limited. Due to environmental concerns as well as concerns in Bangladesh over downstream effects, the project remains under discussion and no construction has yet taken place.
Vaphai is a village at the extreme east of Champhai district of Mizoram.
Thanlon or Thanglon is a village in Pherzawl district in the Indian state of Manipur. It is also the headquarters of an eponymous subdivision. It is about 150 km west of the Churachandpur Town on National Highway 2. It is situated 3819 feet above sea level. It is also known as Tualbual.
The Kaladan Road Project is a US$484 million project connecting the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. In Myanmar, it will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan river boat route, and then from Paletwa by road to Mizoram state in Northeast India. All components of the project, including Sittwe port and power, river dredging, Paletwa jetty, have been completed, except the under construction Zorinpui-Paletwa road. Originally, the project was scheduled to be completed by 2014, but end-to-end project is expected to be fully operational only by December 2023 as per November 2023 update.
National Highway 2 is a national highway in India that runs from Dibrugarh in Assam to Tuipang in Mizoram. This national highway passes through the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. This national highway is 1,325.6 km (823.7 mi) long. Before renumbering of national highways, NH-2 was variously numbered as old national highways 37, 61, 39, 150 and 54.
Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India.
Pherzawl district is located in the southern part of the state of Manipur. It is bounded on the east by Churachandpur District; on the north by Tamenglong District, Noney District and Jiribam district; on the west by the Cachar District of Assam and on the South by Sinlung Hills, Mizoram. Pherzawl District has approximately 200 villages.
Pherzawl is the headquarter of the Pherzawl District of Manipur, India. Pherzawl district was created by bifurcating Churachandpur district.
The Tuivai River is a river that originates in Myanmar and flows through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India. It is the longest tributary of the Barak River, into which it flows at Tipaimukh near the village Sipuikawn.
Lalthlamuong Keivom was an Indian diplomat, writer and composer of Mizo literature and Hmar literature. Keivom was nicknamed Zoram Khawvel Pa after his treatise Zoram Khawvel and for his contribution towards the integration of Zo people.
Damdiei or "Damdei" is a Hmar village under Tipaimukh Sub-Division in Pherzawl District, India. The National Highway 150 runs through this village, hence providing an economic linkage between Mizoram and Manipur. The village lies approximately 10 kilometres from Pherzawl, the district headquarters. The village was established in 1976 and currently holds around 140 houses.
Parbung is a Hmar village in Pherzawl District, Manipur and is the headquarters of the Tipaimukh Sub-Division. Prior to 2017, it used to be the headquarters of the larger Tipaimukh Sub-Division, It is also the center of a district council constituency of the Churachandpur Autonomous District Council.
Taithu, is a Hmar village in Pherzawl district, Northeast India. The National Highway 2 runs through this village connecting Manipur and Mizoram. According to the 2016 House Counting Data from the Government of Manipur, Taithu has 211 households where its population is recorded as 1198, with 601 males and 597 females.
Sartuinek is a Hmar village in Pherzawl district, Manipur, India. Hringtuinek, a Hmar ethnic cultural site is from this village. The village was established in 1903 and celebrated its centennial in 2003.
Borobekra, also spelt Barabekra, is a village in the Jiribam district in Manipur, India, and the headquarters of an eponymous subdivision. It is about 30 km south of Jiribam, the headquarters of the district. The village is on the bank of the Barak River, near the confluence of a tributary that flows down from the Vangaitang range to the east. The Barak River flows north in this region, up to Jirimukh, where it turns northwest. The Barak River also forms the border with the Assam state of India.
Durgapur is a census village in the Borobekra subdivision, Jiribam district, Manipur, India. It is about 35 km south of Jiribam, the headquarters of the district, close to the border with the Pherzawl district in the south. The village is on the bank of the Barak River, spanning a narrow valley between two forested hilly areas. The Barak River flows north in this region, up to Jirimukh, where it turns northwest. The Barak River also forms the border with the Assam state of India.
Ankhasuo, also called Sibapurikhal, is a census village in the Vangai Range subdivision, Pherzawl district, Manipur, India. The village is on the bank of the Barak River, close to the border between Pherzawl and Jiribam districts. Savomphai, the next village to the north is the last village in Pherzawl district. Other villages in the vicinity are Kasurbali and Khangbor, the latter of which is enumerated within Ankhasuo for the census.
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