{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Serchhip}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Serchhip district | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Mizoram|District]] of [[Mizoram]] | image_skyline = Vantawng waterfall, Mizoram.JPG | image_caption = [[Vantawng Falls]] | image_map = Serchhip in Mizoram (India).svg | image_map1 = {{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=225 |frame-height=225 |frame-align=center |text= '''Serchhip district''' |type=shape |id=Q2086190 |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=2 |title= Serchhip district of Mizoram |type2=line|id2=Q1502|stroke-width2=1|stroke-colour2=#0000ff|title2=Mizoram }} | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Mizoram | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = Serchhip | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[India]] | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Serchhip]] | parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]] | parts_style = para | p1 = | area_total_km2 = 1422 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 64937 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Demographics | demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | demographics1_info1 = 97.91% | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics1_info2 = 977 per thousand | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name1 = [[Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mizoram]] | leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name2 = 3 | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | registration_plate = | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | website = {{URL|http://serchhip.nic.in/}} }} '''Serchhip district''' is one of the eleven districts of [[Mizoram]] state in [[India]]. The district occupies an area of 1421.60&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. [[Serchhip]] town is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district came into existence on 15 September 1998, being carved out of the larger [[Aizawl District]].<ref name="Handbook">{{Cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Serchhip: Village and town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA) |work=Census 2011, Mizoram |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1505_PART_B_DCHB_SERCHHIP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825215750/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1505_PART_B_DCHB_SERCHHIP.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Because of the way it was created it includes part of East Lungdar Tehsil and part of Thingsulthliah Tehsil.<ref name="Handbook" /><ref>{{Cite book|editor=Bhatt, S. C. |editor2=Bhargava, Gopal K. |year=2006 |chapter=Chapter 7. Government and Politics |title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories, volume 19 Mizoram|location=Delhi, India |publisher=Kalpaz Publications |pages=65&ndash;70, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EJEZRa_4R8wC&pg=PA69 page 69] |isbn=81-7835-375-X }}</ref>

As of 2011 census, it has the [[Literacy in India|highest literacy rate in India]], and is the second least populous district of Mizoram (out of [[List of districts of Mizoram|eight]]), after [[Siaha district|Saiha]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Geography== The district is bounded on the north and northwest by [[Aizawl District]], on the west and south by [[Lunglei District]], on the southeast by [[Myanmar]] (Burma), and on the east by [[Champhai District]].<ref name="Elect-plan-DP">{{Cite web|title=Serchhip District: District Profile |work=District Election Plan |year=2008 |publisher=Office of Deputy Commissioner, Serchhip District |url=http://serchhip.nic.in/ePlan/District%20Profiles.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825203251/http://serchhip.nic.in/ePlan/District%20Profiles.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The district is mostly a hilly terrain with some alluvial benches along its rivers that are utilised for agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Agriculture Plan (C-DAP), District serchhip, Mizoram |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram |page=8 |url=http://rkvy.nic.in/dap/MZ/Serchhip.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825212223/http://rkvy.nic.in/dap/MZ/Serchhip.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Serchhip District lies between the [[Kaladan River|Mat River]] and the [[Tuikum River]]. The Tuikum is utilised for public drinking water for the town of Serchhip and the Mat provides irrigation water to Zawlpui, considered the "rice bowl" of Serchhip.<ref name="Handbook" /> [[Vantawng Falls]], the highest waterfall in Mizoram, is located in the district about {{convert|5|km}} south of the town of [[Thenzawl]] on the Lau River.<ref name="Handbook" /><ref>{{Cite web | title = Vantawng Falls |date=7 June 2005 | work = India9.com Guide to India | publisher =Online Highways | url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Vantawng-Falls-14604.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829031219/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Vantawng-Falls-14604.htm | archive-date = 29 August 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

With an average elevation of {{Convert|888|m|ft|0}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=Serchhip District At A Glance |publisher=Office of Deputy Commissioner, Serchhip District |url=http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809123526/http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> the average annual daily temperature ranges from 15&nbsp;°C to 27&nbsp;°C and the rainfall is moderate.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" />

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==Administration and divisions== The district is administered by a deputy commissioner whose office is in the town of Serchhip. There are three sub-divisions (townships or [[Tehsil|tehsils]]), Serchhip Sadar, [[North Vanlaiphai]] and Thenzawl, with forty-one villages.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" /><ref>Other sources state the total number of villages as forty-two. {{Cite web|title=Serchhip District At A Glance |publisher=Office of Deputy Commissioner, Serchhip District |url=http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809123526/http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are three legislative assembly constituencies in this district: [[Tuikum Assembly constituency|Tuikum]], [[Hrangturzo Assembly constituency|Hrangturzo]] and [[Serchhip Assembly constituency|Serchhip]].<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" /> Three villages in Aizawl District are included in Tuikum Constituency, namely [[Darlawn|Darlawng]], Phulmawi and [[Tlungvel]]. Hrangturzo Constituency includes the town of [[Biate (town)|Biate]] which is located in Champhai District.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" />

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|25=1971|26=34,381|27=1981|28=37,803|29=1991|30=46,222|31=2001|32=54,460|33=2011|34=64,937|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43348/download/47032/15%20A-2%20Mizoram.pdf Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box |title=Religions in Serchhip district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Mizoram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11385/download/14498/DDW15C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Mizoram|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|97.70}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Mizoram|Hinduism]]|darkorange|1.53}} {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.52}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.25}} }}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Serchhip district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 64,937, roughly equal to that of the [[Marshall Islands]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Marshall Islands 67,182 July 2011 est.}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 626th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). Approximately a third of the population live in and around the town of Serchhip. The district has a population density of {{convert|46|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.56%. Serchhip has a [[sex ratio]] of 977 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 97.91%. 49.31% of the population lives in urban areas. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] make up 96.85% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Serchhip |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/888/download/36420/DH_2011_1505_PART_A_DCHB_SERCHHIP.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Most of the population is engaged in agricultural pursuits.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" />

[[Mizo language|Mizo]] is the predominant language, spoken by 97.75% of the population as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Mizoram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10215/download/13327/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1500.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Flora and fauna== In 1991 the area became home to the [[List of wildlife sanctuaries of India|Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of 35&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Mizoram. |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected Area Network in India |page=27 |publisher=Wildlife Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |url=http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/protected-area-network.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115125634/http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/protected-area-network.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes and references== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://serchhip.nic.in/ Serchhip district website] * {{Cite web|title=Base Map of Serchhip District, Mizoram |work=Agriculture - Remote Sensing and GIS |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram |url=http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/Location%20Map/Serchhip/base%20map.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825205814/http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/Location%20Map/Serchhip/base%20map.jpg |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}} * {{Cite web|title=Drainage Map of Serchhip District, Showing Coding up to Mico Watershed, Mizoram |work=Agriculture - Remote Sensing and GIS |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram |url=http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/wSHED.WMF/serchhip.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825210604/http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/wSHED.WMF/serchhip.jpg |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}} {{Clear}}

{{Geographic location |Centre = Serchhip district |North = |Northeast = [[Champhai district]] |East = |Southeast = ''[[Myanmar]]'' |South = |Southwest = [[Lunglei district]] |West = |Northwest = [[Aizawl district]] }}

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