# Saitual district

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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see [Saitual](/source/Saitual).

District of Mizoram in India

Saitual district District of Mizoram Tam Dil in Saitual District Location in Mizoram Saitual district Country India State Mizoram Headquarters Saitual Government • Lok Sabha constituencies Mizoram Demographics Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST) Website saitual.nic.in

**Saitual district** is one of the eleven districts of [Mizoram](/source/Mizoram) state in [India](/source/India). Saitual district became operational on 3rd June 2019 [1]

## History

The demand for Saitual district had started from 1974.[2] The Citizen Committee was established in 1993. The Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee, consisting of several civil society groups,[3] staged demonstrations to demand a full-fledged district.[4] Saitual district was finally created on 12 September 2008.[5]

## Transport

The distance between Saitual and [Aizawl](/source/Aizawl) (the state capital) is 77 km. They are connected by regular bus and maxicab services.[6]

## Divisions

The district has three legislative assembly constituencies: [Chalfilh](/source/Chalfilh_Assembly_constituency), [Ṭawi](/source/Tawi_Assembly_constituency) and [Lengteng](/source/Lengteng_Assembly_constituency). There are 37 inhabited towns and villages in the district with 10,219 families (50,575 people) residing in them. There are 25,607 men and 24,968 women. The district capital has 2,457 families with a population of 11,619 people.[7]

## See also

- [Luangpawn](/source/Luangpawn), village in Saitual district

- [Vanbawng](/source/Vanbawng), village in Saitual district

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Hnahthil DISTRICT CELEBRATES FORMATION"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211026033308/https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/Hnahthial-district-celebrates-formation). *DIPR Mizoram*. Archived from [the original](https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/Hnahthial-district-celebrates-formation) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Saitual DC leh SP lawmna hun buatsaih"](https://www.vanglaini.org/tualchhung/99278). *Vanglaini*. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Saitual District Implementing Demand Committee, tlawmngai pawl hrang hrang leh Political Party hrang hrang \angrual in vawiin khan Saitual khawpuiah Lungawilohna ni an hmang"](https://www.zonet.in/saitual-district-implementing-demand-committee-tlawmngai-pawl-hrang-hrang-leh-political-party-hrang-hrang-angrual-in-vawiin-khan-saitual-khawpuiah-lungawilohna-ni-an-hmang/). *Zonet*. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Protest over new district"](https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/protest-over-new-district/cid/1454753). *telegraphindia*. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["MINISTER R LALZIRLIANA'N SAITUAL DC OFFICE HAWNG, SAITUAL DC LEH SP HMASA BER LAWMNA BUATSAIH"](https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/minister-r-lalzirlianan-saitual-dc-office-hawng-saitual-dc-leh-sp-hmasa-ber-lawmna-buatsaih). *DIPR Mizoram*. Retrieved 16 March 2020.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Aizawl to Champhai"](http://mizoram.nic.in/more/rchamphai.htm). Mizoram NIC. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["District thar 3-ah mi 1,15,424 an awm Saitual district-ah mihring an tam ber"](https://www.vanglaini.org/tualchhung/99407). *Vanglaini*. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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