Zokhawthar

Zokhawthar
village
Zokhawdar on the right and Rihkhawdar on the left
Zokhawdar on the right and Rihkhawdar on the left
Zokhawthar is located in Mizoram
Zokhawthar
Zokhawthar
Location in Mizoram, India
Zokhawthar is located in India
Zokhawthar
Zokhawthar
Zokhawthar (India)
Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E / 23.3652465°N 93.3855078°E / 23.3652465; 93.3855078
CountryIndia
StateMizoram
DistrictChamphai
BlockKhawzawl
Elevation
735 m (2,411 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,632
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code271338

Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Zokhawthar has 501 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 93.58%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 2632 1299 1333
Children aged below 6 years 498 249 249
Scheduled caste 1 1 0
Scheduled tribe 2569 1260 1309
Literates 1997 1006 991
Workers (all) 994 642 352
Main workers (total) 848 582 266
Main workers: Cultivators 156 125 31
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 278 205 73
Main workers: Household industry workers 29 13 16
Main workers: Other 385 239 146
Marginal workers (total) 146 60 86
Marginal workers: Cultivators 13 8 5
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 36 22 14
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 19 7 12
Marginal workers: Others 78 23 55
Non-workers 1638 657 981

Transport and border connectivity

India is part of BIMSTEC, East Asia Summit, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Highway Network and the Trans-Asian Railway network and India has embarked on several Look-East connectivity projects.[3][4]

Mizoram has an unfenced international border with Myanmar (404 km), guarded by Border Security Force (BSF), and Bangladesh (318 km), guarded by Assam Rifles. India and Myanmar have set up 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram at Hnahlan, Zote, Vaphai (Saikhumphai) and Sangau (Pangkhua) to boost the local trade and economy. Indian has set up 5 ICP (Integrated Check Posts) Mizoram at Kawrpuichhuah, Marpara, Tuipuibari, Silsuri and Nunsury.[5]

Border checkpost, customs and immigration

Zokhawthar LCS (Land Custom Station), was opened on the Indo-Myanmar border in August 2018. It is one of the two such check-posts in the state of Mizoram.[6] There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP (Integrated Check Point) entailing immigration and customs both.[5]

Airport and railway

Lengpui Airport in Aizawl (242 km northwest of Moreh) is the nearest airport in India. Sairang railhead of Bairabi–Sairang line is the nearest railway station.

AH1 and India-Thailand Highway

India plans to upgrade route from Zokhawthar in Mizoram to Tedim in Chin State of Myanmar as an additional connect to the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[7] which is part of Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 (AH1) passes through Moreh in Manipur.[8] Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.[7]

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. ^ "India's 'Look East' Policy Pays off". www.globalpolicy.org.
  4. ^ India's Look East Policy (2)
  5. ^ a b Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four Border Haats, Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.
  6. ^ Land immigration centre along Myanmar border opened, Business Standard, 2018.
  7. ^ a b The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast, ORF, 23 Jun 2021.
  8. ^ New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM, The Hindu, November 08, 2018.