Sairang

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Update|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sairang | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Sairang Bazaar 1896.png | image_alt = | image_caption = Sairang Bazaar in 1896 | nickname = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Mizoram#India | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|23.8|N|92.67|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 = [[Aizawl district|Aizawl]] | 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 = 210 | population_total = 5036 | population_as_of = 2001 | 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 = | registration_plate = MZ | blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank_info = [[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]] | website = {{URL|mizoram.nic.in}} | footnotes = }} '''Sairang''' is a [[census town|town]] in the [[Aizawl district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Mizoram]]. Due to its proximity to [[Aizawl]] city, it acts as a satellite town of the city.

==History== After the British invasion of 1871-1872, [[Bengalis|Bengali]] traders set up the first marketplace in Mizoram in Changsil.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chaterjee |first1=Suhas |title=Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom |pages=12}}</ref>

Sairang is the nearest town with river from [[Aizawl]] which is about 14 kilometers. The journey of about 140 Kilometers from Sairang to [[Silchar]] via [[Tlawng]] river used to take about 15–30 days during the 1890s, depending upon the season and water level on a flat water boat.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pachuau |first1=Joy |title=The Camera as a Witness |date=13 April 2015 |publisher=Cambridge |isbn=9781107073395 |pages=149–150, 161, 169}}</ref>

==Geography== Sairang is located at {{coord|23.8|N|92.67|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/31/Sairang.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sairang]</ref>

==Connectivity== Sairang lies on the route of [[Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project]]. It is connected with roads from major towns in [[Assam]], through [[NH 54]]. The nearest railway station is at [[Bairabi]], which is connected to the railway network with a broad gauge track. A new broad gauge line from [[Bairabi Sairang Railway|Bairabi to Sairang]] is under construction.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sanctioned-in-2000-broad-gauge-train-reaches-mizoram-after-16-years/ Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years] Indian Express, Retrieved 21 March 2016.</ref> Due to several delays in construction work, and due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]-related lockdowns and lack of labour, the revised deadline of the rail line to Sairang, and the final extension till Mizoram's capital [[Aizawl]], is likely to be completed by March 2023.<ref name=rev1>[https://www.railway-technology.com/news/indian-railways-bairabi-sairang-railway/ Indian Railways to complete Bairabi–Sairang railway line project by 2023], railway-technology.com, 15 Feb 2021.</ref>

Survey for the Rail line from Sairang to [[Hmawngbuchhuah]] on the border near Zorinpui was completed in August 2017 and it will be constructed in the future phase.<ref name=railline1>[http://www.powerupconstruction.com/indias-north-east-opensthe-gateway-to-prosperity/ India's north east opened up] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127193859/http://www.powerupconstruction.com/indias-north-east-opensthe-gateway-to-prosperity/ |date=27 November 2018 }}, PowerUpConstruction.Com</ref>

{{convert|100|km}} route from the Indo-Myanmar border at Zorinpui to Aizawl is upgraded to two lanes in both directions (total 4 lanes). From Aizal it connect to Aizawal-Saiha National Highway at [[Lawngtlai]] in [[Mizoram]] in India by road on [[National Highway 54 (India)]] (NH-54), which then continues further to [[Dabaka]] in [[Assam]] via 850 km long NH-54 which in turn is part of the larger [[North–South and East–West Corridor#East-West Corridor|East-West Corridor]] connecting [[North East India]] with the rest of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arakanrivers.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Kaladan-Mov.png |title=Multi-modal route map |access-date=27 November 2018 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822053547/http://www.arakanrivers.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Kaladan-Mov.png |url-status=dead }}</ref> Almost complete (June 2017).<ref name=biz1>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/india-awards-road-contract-to-complete-kaladan-project-in-myanmar/article9723297.ece India awards road contract to complete Kaladan project in Myanmar], Business Line, 9 June 2017.</ref> Tender has been awarded, upgrade to this national highway is under construction and to be completed by 2019.<ref name=update2>[https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/north/still-under-construction-1502635461.html Still under construction], The Statesman, 13 May 2018.</ref>

==Demographics== As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Sairang had a population of {{formatnum:5950}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=307302 |title=Census of India: Search Details - Sairang |access-date= 10 November 2021}}</ref>

==References== <references/>

[[Category:Aizawl]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Aizawl district]]