Biate (town)

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Biate | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Zialung(older name) | settlement_type = city | image_skyline = Biate town.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Mizoram#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|23.268|N|93.0981|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Khawzawl district|Khawzawl]] | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 2277 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Mizo language|Mizo]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = 796370 | registration_plate = MZ | website = {{URL|mizoram.nic.in}} | footnotes = }} '''Biate''' is a [[census town]] in [[Serchhip district|Khawzawl district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. Biate town has been selected as the cleanest town in Mizoram<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizorama khawpui fai ber thlanna atan Biate khua inbuatsaih |url=http://www.zonet.in/mizorama-khawpui-fai-ber-thlanna-atan-biate-khua-inbuatsaih/ |website=Zonet |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> and Northeast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biate khua in lawman a dawng. |url=https://lunglen.com/biate-khua-in-swachh-survekshan-lawmman-2018-best-city-in-innovation-best-practices-ne-zone-a-dawng/ |website=Lunglen |accessdate=3 December 2018 |archive-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203104229/https://lunglen.com/biate-khua-in-swachh-survekshan-lawmman-2018-best-city-in-innovation-best-practices-ne-zone-a-dawng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Biate is one of the oldest human settlement in Mizoram, inhabited since the 1780s and was then known as Zialung.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizoram's Biate named 'best city for innovations' in Swachh . |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/mizorams-biate-named-best-city-for-innovations-in-swachh-survey/articleshow/64724158.cms |website=timesofindia |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>

==Biate town Awards== * Cleanest town in Mizoram under Swachh Bharat Mission from 2017 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biate is the cleanest town of Mizoram |url=https://smartcity.eletsonline.com/biate-is-the-cleanest-town-of-mizoram-dr-c-vanlalramsanga/ |website=smarticy.eletsonline.com |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> Mizo Children's Association (MCA) was formed in Biate, which took the initiative of cleanliness drive in Biate. Members of the association would make use of their time to clean the streets once in a week. *Open Defecation-Free town in 2016.<ref name="Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk">{{cite web |title=Why This Mizoram Town is a Model of Civic Responsibility For The Rest of India |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/172371/mizoram-cleanest-town-biate-community-sanitation-india/ |website=thebetterindia.com |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> *Best City in Citizens Feedback 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Northeast Zonal Winners Of ‘Swachh Survekshan 2021’ |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2021/11/20/northeast-zonal-winners-of-swachh-survekshan-2021-check-out-here/ |website=northeasttoday.in |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> Biate's mission to stay clean had started decades before the Swachchh Bharat campaign kicked off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.<ref name="Manoj">{{cite web |title=Mizo town shows how to stay clean collectively |url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/020718/mizo-town-shows-how-to-stay-clean-collectively.html |website=asianage.com |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> *Best city" award under Innovation and Best Practices – Northeast zone in the Swachh Survekshan 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizoram: Biate bags ‘best city’ award in NE zone; in list of India’s top cleanest towns |url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/mizoram/mizoram-biate-bags-best-city-award-in-ne-zone-in-list-of/cid2526060.htm#:~:text=top%20cleanest%20towns-,Mizoram%3A%20Biate%20bags%20'best%20city'%20award%20in%20NE%20zone,of%20India's%20top%20cleanest%20towns&text=AIZAWL%2C%20May%2021%2C%202018%3A,Survekshan%202018%20survey%20on%20Wednesday. |website=northeasttoday.in |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>*

==History== Biate town was started by Mizo chief Kairuma Sailo in 1900.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khaw fai ber Biate |url=http://zalen.co.in/khaw-fai-ber-biate/ |website=Zalen |accessdate=3 December 2018 |archive-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203104104/http://zalen.co.in/khaw-fai-ber-biate/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics== [[File:Biate traditional dress present.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Traditional dress]] As of the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Biate had a population of 2277.

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