Vangchhia

Vangchhia
village
Vangchhia is located in Mizoram
Vangchhia
Vangchhia
Location in Mizoram, India
Vangchhia is located in India
Vangchhia
Vangchhia
Vangchhia (India)
Coordinates: 23°12′13″N 93°20′00″E / 23.2035497°N 93.3332252°E / 23.2035497; 93.3332252
CountryIndia
StateMizoram
DistrictChamphai
BlockKhawbung
Elevation
1,641 m (5,384 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total837
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code271364

Vangchhia is a village in the Champhai district of Mizoram, India. It is located in the Khawbung R.D. Block.[1]

The 171 menhir stones in the village became Mizoram's first protected archaeological site in 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Mizoram's first 'monument' - The menhirs of Vangchhia to be protected by ASI". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.