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'''Sangau'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Organisational SetUp of Rural Development, Mizoram|url=http://mizorural.nic.in/organisation.html}}</ref> is a larger village in [[Lawngtlai district]] of [[Mizoram]] state of [[India]]. Sangau, being close to [[India–Myanmar border]], provides opportunities for trade through the [[Borders of India#Hat|border haat]] here.<ref name=up8/> Nearby [[Phawngpui]] (lit. ''Blue Mountains'') is a major tourist attraction. <br />
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==Demography ==<br />
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The Sangau village has population of 1272 of which 636 are males while 636 are females as per Population Census 2011. Today, more than 1000 families household residing. In Sangau village population of children with age 0-6 is 282 which makes up 22.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sangau village is 1000 which is higher than Mizoram state average of 976. Child Sex Ratio for the Sangau as per census is 1000, higher than Mizoram average of 970. Sangau village has lower literacy rate compared to Mizoram. In 2011, literacy rate of Sangau village was 82.93 % compared to 91.33 % of Mizoram. In Sangau Male literacy stands at 85.45 % while female literacy rate was 80.40 %.<br />
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Since people of this area are considered one of the [[Ten Lost Tribes|lost tribes]] of [[Israel]], thousands of residents have migrated to Israel.<br />
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== Administration ==<br />
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Sangau is a sub-divisional headquarters and rural development block within Lawngtlai district in Mizoram. The main officers within Sangau are:<br />
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1. Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) or SDO (C)<br />
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2. Block Development Officer (BDO)<br />
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3. Revenue Officer (RO), LADC<br />
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4. Junior Engineer (JE), P&E Dept. <br />
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5. Circle Officer (CO), Horticulture Dept. <br />
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6. Range Officer (RO), Environment & Forest Dept., Mizoram<br />
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7. Range Officer (RO), Environment & Forest Dept., LADC<br />
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8. Officer In-charge (OC), Mizoram police <br />
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== Economy ==<br />
{{see also | Borders of India#Hat | l1= Border haats of India | India-Bangladesh Border Haat }}<br />
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=== Agriculture ===<br />
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The main occupation of the people of Sangau is agriculture (the backbone of its economy) having rice as its staple food. Other crops like ginger, sesame, banana, chili, tilt, pine-apple, orange, mango, etc. are also cultivated.<br />
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=== Border Haat and trade ===<br />
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Sangau ([[Pangkhua]])<!-- Retain redlink as per wiki guidelines to encourage article creation. --> is one of the 4 [[Borders of India#Hat|Border Haats]] (markets) in Mizoram, others being at [[Hnahlan]], [[Vaphai]] ([[Saikhumphai]])<!-- Retain redlink as per wiki guidelines to encourage article creation. --> and [[S.Zote|Zote]], all of whichboost the local trade and economy.<!-- Retain redlink as per wiki guidelines to encourage article creation. --><ref name=up8>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/india-myanmar-likely-to-set-up-four-border-haats/1600444 Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four ''Border Haats''], Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.</ref><br />
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== Transport and connectivity ==<br />
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[[Lengpui Airport]] in [[Aizawl]] (255 km northwest) is the nearest airport in India. [[Sairang]] railhead of [[Bairabi–Sairang line]] 243 km north is the nearest railway station. [[National Highway 2 (India)|NH-2]] is accessible via [[Lunglei]] 110 km northwest and [[Siaha]] 80 km southwest.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Borders of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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