Serchhip district | |
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.svg) Location in Mizoram | |
 Serchhip district | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mizoram |
| Headquarters | Serchhip |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Mizoram |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,422 km2 (549 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 64,937 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 97.91% |
| • Sex ratio | 977 per thousand |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | serchhip |
Serchhip district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district occupies an area of 1421.60 km2. 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.[1] Because of the way it was created it includes part of East Lungdar Tehsil and part of Thingsulthliah Tehsil.[1][2]
As of 2011 census, it has the highest literacy rate in India, and is the second least populous district of Mizoram (out of eight), after Saiha.[3]
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Serchhip: Village and town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA)" (PDF). Census 2011, Mizoram. Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2015.
- ^ Bhatt, S. C.; Bhargava, Gopal K., eds. (2006). "Chapter 7. Government and Politics". Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories, volume 19 Mizoram. Delhi, India: Kalpaz Publications. pp. 65–70, page 69. ISBN 81-7835-375-X.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.