Vairengte

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}  {{Infobox settlement | name = Vairengte | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Vairengte.jpg | image_caption = Banglaveng, Vairengte | pushpin_map = India Mizoram#India | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mizoram, India | coordinates = {{coord|24.500073|92.763796|region:IN|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Kolasib district|Kolasib]] | established_title =  | established_date = 1900 | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = {{formatnum:10545}} | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | 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 = 796101 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = +91 (0) 3837 | website = }}

'''Vairengte''' is a town located in the Kolasib district of the Indian state of Mizoram. It is situated in the northeastern part of the state, at the border with the state of Assam. Vairengte is known for being the location of the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS), which is operated by the Indian Army. Due to its strategic location at the Assam-Mizoram border and its association with the CIJWS, Vairengte holds a unique position in the state of Mizoram.

==Demographics== {{update after|2022}} As of the [[2011 Census of India]], The total population in Vairengte town is 6,554. There are 3,149 males; There are 3,305 females.<ref name="cnesus2011">{{cite news|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801501-vairengte-mizoram.html |title=Vairengte Population Census 2011 |website=census2011.co.in |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

The population of children aged 0-6 is 1441 which is 13.65 % of total population of Vairengte. the female sex ratio is 868, which is lower than the Mizoram's state average 976. Moreover the child sex ratio is around 1013, which is higher than the state average of 970. literacy rate of Vairengte city is 94.73 % higher than the state average of 91.33 %. male literacy is around 95.24 % while the female literacy rate is 94.14 %.<ref name="cnesus2011"/>

There are 1,931 House Holds in Vairengte.<ref name="cnesus2011"/>

===Religion=== {{As of|2011}} census, there are 83.51% [[Christians]], 10.44% [[Hindus]], 5.44% [[Muslims]] and 0.61% others including [[Buddhist]] and [[Sikhs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/387-kolasib.html |title=Kolasib District Religion Census 2011 |website=census2011.co.in |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> {{bar box | title = Religions in Vairengte | titlebar = #Fcd116 | left1 = Religion | right1 = Percent | float = left | bars = {{bar percent|[[Christians|Christian]]|blue|83.51}} {{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|10.44}} {{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|5.44}} {{bar percent|Others†|black|0.61}} }} {{clear}}

==Media== The Major Newspaper in Vairengte are '''Vairengte Aw''':<ref>{{cite web|title=Accredited Journalists|url=http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/journalists|publisher=DIPR Mizoram|access-date=5 September 2012|archive-date=19 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619020709/http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/journalists|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RNI Registration|url=http://rni.nic.in/(S(z3qyiax4y3kdgzcflwi3nmx4))/CheckReg_Data/RegistrationDetails.aspx?RegNo=pfOs6UVyNGD2kFO27twv4g%3d%3d}}</ref>

==CIJWS== {{main|Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (India)}} The original plans to set up a counter-insurgency unit to train soldiers came about following the government response to the [[March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising|Mizo militancy]] in the 1960s. [[Sam Manekshaw|Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw]], then the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-IN-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, was the first proponent for the institute.<ref name=rediff-back>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/21varsha.htm|title=Back to school...|work=Rediff.com|date=2000-02-21|access-date=2011-11-16}}</ref>

The success of this school prompted the establishment of another counter-insurgency training centre, the ''Kaziranga Special Jungle Warfare Training School'' in [[Assam]].<ref name=at-guerrillas/>

==Education==

* [[Counterinsurgency and Jungle Warfare School]] (CIJWS) is a training and research establishment of the [[Indian Army]] specialising in [[unconventional warfare]], especially [[counter-insurgency]] and [[guerrilla warfare]]. CIJW is one of the premier [[counter-insurgency]] training institutions in the world.<ref name=at-guerrillas>{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FK20Df02.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122035441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FK20Df02.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=2004-11-22|title=India takes the fight to guerrillas|publisher=Asia Times Online|date=2004-11-20|access-date=2011-11-16}}</ref>

==See also== * [[Tourism in North East India]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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