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This article is about the municipality in Mizoram, India. For its namesake district, see [Serchhip district](/source/Serchhip_district).

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Town in Mizoram, India

Serchhip Town View of DC Office from Entlang Serchhip Show map of Mizoram Serchhip Show map of India Coordinates: 23°18′32″N 92°51′24″E / 23.308996°N 92.856701°E / 23.308996; 92.856701 Country India State Mizoram Settled 19th century CE Elevation 888 m (2,913 ft) Population (2011) • Total 64,875 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi) Languages • Official Mizo Ethnicity • Ethnic groups Mizo • Year of data 2011 Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 796181 Telephone code +913838 ISO 3166 code [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]] Vehicle registration MZ-06 Nearest city Aizawl Sex ratio 976 ♂/♀ Literacy 98.76% Lok Sabha constituency Mizoram Vidhan Sabha constituency Serchhip Planning agency UD&PA Civic agency Joint Village Councils Climate Cwa Website serchhip.nic.in

**Serchhip** is a town located in the Indian state of Mizoram, in the northeastern part of the country. It serves as the district capital of the Serchhip district.

## Geography

Serchhip is located at [23°18′N 92°50′E / 23.3°N 92.83°E / 23.3; 92.83](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Serchhip&params=23.3_N_92.83_E_).[1]

## Transport

Serchhip is connected by [Pawan Hans](/source/Pawan_Hans) Helicopter service from [Aizawl](/source/Aizawl).[2]

## Education

The average literacy rate of Serchhip in 2011 was 98.76% compared to 95.18% in 2001. Male and Female literacy in 2011 were 99.24% and 98.28% respectively.[3]

## Tourism

Serchhip Town from western side

### Paragliding

[Paragliding](/source/Paragliding) is a new sport for the people of Serchhip town. [Fédération Aéronautique Internationale](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_A%C3%A9ronautique_Internationale) International Paragliding Accuracy Championship was held in Serchhip for the year 2020 and has become a major attraction in Mizoram.[4]

## See also

- [New Serchhip](/source/New_Serchhip)

- [Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary](/source/Tawi_Wildlife_Sanctuary)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Serchhip](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Serchhip).

- [Govt. Serchhip College](https://web.archive.org/web/20090805132913/http://www.serchhipcollege.ac.in/)

- [Latest Serchhip News](http://www.mizonews.net/index.php?s=serchhip) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160308055016/http://mizonews.net/index.php?s=serchhip) 8 March 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Zothlifim Daily Newspaper Serchhip](http://zothlifim.com)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Serchhip](http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/31/Serchhip.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["MIZORAMA HELICOPTER SERVICE TUR CHIEF MINISTER IN HAWNG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131212015939/http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/mizorama-helicopter-service-tur-chief-minister-in-hawng). Mizoram DIPR. Archived from [the original](http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/mizorama-helicopter-service-tur-chief-minister-in-hawng) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census_3-0)** [\[1\]](http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/390-serchhip.html), Census 2011 report.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bid to make Mizoram a paragliding hub"](https://www.northeasttoday.in/bid-to-make-mizoram-a-paragliding-hub/). *northeasttoday*. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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