Hnahlan

Hnahlan
Village
Hnahlan is located in Mizoram
Hnahlan
Hnahlan
Location in Mizoram, India
Hnahlan is located in India
Hnahlan
Hnahlan
Hnahlan (India)
Coordinates: 23°41′38″N 93°22′54″E / 23.6937905°N 93.3817264°E / 23.6937905; 93.3817264
CountryIndia
StateMizoram
DistrictChamphai
BlockChamphai
Elevation
1,522 m (4,993 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,157
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code271344

Hnahlan is a border town in the Champhai Rural Development Block of Champhai district of Mizoram state in India.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Hnahlan has 569 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 92.95%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 3157 1602 1555
Children aged below 6 years 575 296 279
Scheduled caste 2 1 1
Scheduled tribe 3059 1525 1534
Literates 2400 1256 1144
Workers (all) 1735 877 858
Main workers (total) 1725 872 853
Main workers: Cultivators 1563 744 819
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 1 1 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 3 1 2
Main workers: Other 158 126 32
Marginal workers (total) 10 5 5
Marginal workers: Cultivators 6 3 3
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 4 2 2
Non-workers 1422 725 697

Economy and border haat trade

Hnahlan is one of the 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram, others being at Sangau, Vaphai (Saikhumphai) and Zote, all of which boost the local trade and economy.[3]

Transport and connectivity

Zokhawthar (75 km south) provides connectivity to India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[4] and Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 (AH1).[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Champhai" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four Border Haats, Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.
  4. ^ The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast, ORF, 23 Jun 2021.
  5. ^ New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM, The Hindu, November 08, 2018.