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	==Connectivity==		==Connectivity==
	Sairang lies on the route of [[Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project]]. It is connected with roads from major towns in [[Assam]], through [[NH 54]]. The nearest railway station is at [[Bairabi]], which is connected to the railway network with a broad gauge track. A new broad gauge line from [[Bairabi Sairang Railway\|Bairabi to Sairang]] is under construction ~~and is expected to be commissioned by 2019~~.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sanctioned-in-2000-broad-gauge-train-reaches-mizoram-after-16-years/ Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years] Indian Express, Retrieved 21 March 2016.</ref>~~{{needs update\|date~~=~~July 2020}}~~		Sairang lies on the route of [[Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project]]. It is connected with roads from major towns in [[Assam]], through [[NH 54]]. The nearest railway station is at [[Bairabi]], which is connected to the railway network with a broad gauge track. A new broad gauge line from [[Bairabi Sairang Railway\|Bairabi to Sairang]] is under construction.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sanctioned-in-2000-broad-gauge-train-reaches-mizoram-after-16-years/ Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years] Indian Express, Retrieved 21 March 2016.</ref> Due to several delays in construction work, and due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]-related lockdowns and lack of labour, the revised deadline of the rail line to Sairang, and the final extension till Mizoram's capital [[Aizawl]], is likely to be completed by March 2023.<ref name=rev1>[https://www.railway-technology.com/news/indian-railways-bairabi-sairang-railway/ Indian Railways to complete Bairabi–Sairang railway line project by 2023], railway-technology.com, 15 Feb 2021.</ref>

	Survey for the Rail line from Sairang to [[Hmawngbuchhuah]] on border near Zorinpui was completed in August 2017 and it will be constructed in future phase.<ref name=railline1>[http://www.powerupconstruction.com/indias-north-east-opensthe-gateway-to-prosperity/ India's north east opened up], PowerUpConstruction.Com</ref>		Survey for the Rail line from Sairang to [[Hmawngbuchhuah]] on border near Zorinpui was completed in August 2017 and it will be constructed in future phase.<ref name=railline1>[http://www.powerupconstruction.com/indias-north-east-opensthe-gateway-to-prosperity/ India's north east opened up], PowerUpConstruction.Com</ref>
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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	{{As of~~\|2001}} India~~ [[~~census~~]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~www.~~censusindia.~~net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia~~.~~net~~/~~results~~/~~town~~.~~php~~?~~stad~~=~~A&state5=999\|archivedate=2004-06-16~~\|title= Census of India ~~2001~~: ~~Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)~~\|~~accessdate=2008~~-~~11-01\|publisher~~= ~~Census Commission of India~~}}</ref> ~~Sairang had a population of 5036.~~ Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Sairang has an average literacy rate of ~~82%, higher than the national average of 59~~.~~5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77~~%. In Sairang, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.		As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Sairang had a population of {{formatnum:5950}}.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=307302 \|title=Census of India: Search Details - Sairang \|access-date= 10 November 2021}}</ref> Males constitute 50.3% of the population and females 49.7%. Sairang has an average literacy rate of 97.9%. In Sairang, 16.5% of the population was under 6 years of age.{{update after\|2022}}

	==References==		==References==

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'''Sairang''' is a [[census town]] in [[Aizawl district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Mizoram]].

==History==
After the British invasion of 1871-1872, [[Bengalis|Bengali]] traders set up the first market place in Mizoram in Changsil<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chaterjee |first1=Suhas |title=Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom |pages=12}}</ref> on the [[tlawng]] river, when the British established control in the 1890s, the market moved up to Sairang. According to Administration report of 1922, there were 13 shops in Sairang.
Up to the 1940s the road from Aizawl to Sairang was only a cart road. Improvement of the road started only in 1896.

Sairang is the nearest town with river from [[Aizawl]] which is about 14 kilometers. The journey of about 140 Kilometers from Sairang to [[Silchar]] via [[Tlawng]] river used to take about 15–30 days during the 1890s depending upon the season and water level on a flat water boat.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pachuau |first1=Joy |title=The Camera as a Witness |date=13 April 2015 |publisher=Cambridge |isbn=9781107073395 |pages=149–150, 161, 169}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sairang is located at {{coord|23.8|N|92.67|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/31/Sairang.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sairang]</ref> It has an average elevation of 210 [[metre]]s (688 [[foot (length)|feet]]).

==Connectivity==
Sairang lies on the route of [[Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project]]. It is connected with roads from major towns in [[Assam]], through [[NH 54]]. The nearest railway station is at [[Bairabi]], which is connected to the railway network with a broad gauge track. A new broad gauge line from [[Bairabi Sairang Railway|Bairabi to Sairang]] is under construction and is expected to be commissioned by 2019.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sanctioned-in-2000-broad-gauge-train-reaches-mizoram-after-16-years/ Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years] Indian Express, Retrieved 21 March 2016.</ref>{{needs update|date=July 2020}}

Survey for the Rail line from Sairang to [[Hmawngbuchhuah]] on border near Zorinpui was completed in August 2017 and it will be constructed in future phase.<ref name=railline1>[http://www.powerupconstruction.com/indias-north-east-opensthe-gateway-to-prosperity/ India's north east opened up], PowerUpConstruction.Com</ref>

{{convert|100|km}} route from Indo-Myanmar border at Zorinpui to Aizawl is upgraded to two-lane in both directions (total 4 lanes). From Aizal it connect to Aizawal-Saiha National Highway at [[Lawngtlai]] in [[Mizoram]] in India by road on [[National Highway 54 (India)]] (NH-54), which then continues further to [[Dabaka]] in [[Assam]] via 850 km long NH-54 which in turn is part of the larger [[North–South and East–West Corridor#East-West Corridor|East-West Corridor]] connecting [[North East India]] with the rest of [[India]].<ref>[http://www.arakanrivers.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Kaladan-Mov.png Multi-modal route map]</ref> Almost complete (June 2017).<ref name=biz1>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/india-awards-road-contract-to-complete-kaladan-project-in-myanmar/article9723297.ece India awards road contract to complete Kaladan project in Myanmar], Business Line, 9 June 2017.</ref> Tender has been awarded, upgrade to this national highway is under-construction and '''to be Completed by 2019.'''<ref name=update2>[https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/north/still-under-construction-1502635461.html Still under construction], The Statesman, 13 May 2018.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sairang had a population of 5036. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Sairang has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sairang, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==References==
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{{Mizoram}}

[[Category:Aizawl]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Aizawl district]]

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