Serchhip District Profile

Serchhip District occupies the central part of Mizoram, extending more to the eastern side. It lies between 23°35'58'82'' and 23°00'20'84'' North latitude and 92°41'06'00'' and 92°40'39'63' East longitude. It is bounded by Aizawl District on the north, Champhai District on the East and by Lunglei District on the South and WesIt also shares a few length of boundary line with Myanmar on the South-Eastern part of the District.

The total Geographical area of Serchhip District is 1421.60 Sq Km which account for 6.74% of the total geographical area of this state.

Serchhip District is devided into three Sub-Division namely : Serchhip, N. Vanlaiphai and Thenzawl, and two blocks namely : Serchhip and E. Lungdar. The population of Serchhip District is 53,861 of which 30% (ie. 16,158.30) Resides in the Serchhip town and the rest 70% (ie. 37,702.70) lives in rural areas who are predominantly farming families.