Zochachhuah

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Zochachhuah
Zochawchhuah
village
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Zochachhuah
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Zochachhuah
Coordinates: 22°07′57″N92°46′24″E / 22.13250°N 92.77333°E / 22.13250; 92.77333
CountryIndia
State Mizoram
District Lawngtlai district
Population
 (2011)
  Total
333
Languages
  Official Mizo
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MZ
Website mizoram.nic.in

Zochawchhuah, also spelt Zochachhuah, is a village on the India-Myanmar border in Lawngtlai Block of Lawngtlai district in the state of Mizoram in India. It is located 4 km south of the District headquarters Lawngtlai, 10 km from Hmawngbuchhuah, 157 km from the State capital Aizawl. It is on the east bank of the Sekulh Lui River, which marks the India-Myanmar border. [1]

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census, the population of Zochawchhuah village is 333, with 72 Households. There are 177 males (53%) and 156 females (47%), with 168 (50%) Scheduled Tribe and no Scheduled Cast. [1] [2]

Connectivity

It is located 4 km south of the District headquarters Lawngtlai. It is located on the India-Myanmar border where National Highway 502 (India), Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, enters Myanmar. [3] [4]

India-Myanmar Border crossing

Zochawchhuah is an Indian border town with a functioning integrated immigration-and-customs India-Myanmar border check post on the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. [4] [5] [6]

Economy

The mainstay of the economy is agriculture. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Zochachhuah info". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. "Zochachhuah village". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Zochachhuah Kaladan-project details
  4. 1 2 Zochachhuah Kaladan-project railway
  5. Kaladan on fast track, The Telegraph.
  6. New waterways in offing to link India, Bangladesh, Business Today.