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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Serchhip}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Serchhip district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Mizoram|District of Mizoram]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Serchhip in Mizoram (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Serchhip district in Mizoram
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Serchhip
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Serchhip]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1422
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 64937
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 97.91%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 977 per thousand
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mizoram]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 3
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://serchhip.nic.in/}}
}}
'''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]].<ref name="Handbook">{{Cite web|title=District Census Handbook, Serchhip: Village and town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA) |work=Census 2011, Mizoram |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1505_PART_B_DCHB_SERCHHIP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825215750/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1505_PART_B_DCHB_SERCHHIP.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Because of the way it was created it includes part of [[East Lungdar Tehsil]] and part of [[Thingsulthliah Tehsil]].<ref name="Handbook" /><ref>{{Cite book|editor=Bhatt, S. C. |editor2=Bhargava, Gopal K. |year=2006 |chapter=Chapter 7. Government and Politics |title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories, volume 19 Mizoram|location=Delhi, India |publisher=Kalpaz Publications |pages=65–70, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EJEZRa_4R8wC&pg=PA69 page 69] |isbn=81-7835-375-X }}</ref>

As of 2011 census, it has the highest literacy rate in India, and is the second least populous district of Mizoram (out of [[Districts of Mizoram|8]]), after [[Saiha district|Saiha]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Geography==
The district is bounded on the north and northwest by [[Aizawl District]], on the west and south by [[Lunglei District]], on the southeast by [[Myanmar]] (Burma), and on the east by [[Champhai District]].<ref name="Elect-plan-DP">{{Cite web|title=Serchhip District: District Profile |work=District Election Plan |year=2008 |publisher=Office of Deputy Commissioner, Serchhip District |url=http://serchhip.nic.in/ePlan/District%20Profiles.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825203251/http://serchhip.nic.in/ePlan/District%20Profiles.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The district is mostly a hilly terrain with some alluvial benches along its rivers that are utilised for agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Agriculture Plan (C-DAP), District serchhip, Mizoram |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram |page=8 |url=http://rkvy.nic.in/dap/MZ/Serchhip.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825212223/http://rkvy.nic.in/dap/MZ/Serchhip.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Serchhip District lies between the [[Kaladan River|Mat River]] and the [[Tuikum River]]. The Tuikum
is utilised for public drinking water for the town of Serchhip and the Mat provides irrigation water to Zawlpui, considered the "rice bowl" of Serchhip.<ref name="Handbook" /> [[Vantawng Falls]], the highest waterfall in Mizoram, is located in the district about {{convert|5|km}} south of the town of [[Thenzawl]] on the Lau River.<ref name="Handbook" /><ref>{{Cite web | title = Vantawng Falls |date=7 June 2005 | work = India9.com Guide to India | publisher =Online Highways | url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Vantawng-Falls-14604.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829031219/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Vantawng-Falls-14604.htm | archive-date = 29 August 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

With an average elevation {{Convert|888|m|ft|0}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=Serchhip District At A Glance |publisher=Office of Deputy Commissioner, Serchhip District |url=http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809123526/http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> the average annual daily temperature ranges from 15 °C to 27 °C and the rainfall is moderate.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" />

{{anchor|Divisions|Administrative subdivisions}}

==Administration and divisions==
The district is administered by a deputy commissioner whose office is in the town of Serchhip. There are three sub-divisions (townships or tehsils)), Serchhip Sadar, North Vanlaiphai and Thenzawl, with forty-one villages.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" /><ref>Other sources state the total number of villages as forty-two. {{Cite web|title=Serchhip District At A Glance |publisher=Office of Deputy Commissioner, Serchhip District |url=http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809123526/http://serchhip.nic.in/glance.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are three legislative assembly constituencies in this district: Tuikum, Hrangturzo and Serchhip.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" /> Three
villages in Aizawl District are included in Tuikum Constituency, namely Darlawng, Phulmawi and Tlungvel. Hrangturzo Constituency includes the town of [[Biate]] which is located in Champhai District.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" />

Major towns in this district are Serchhip, [[Thenzawl]] and [[North Vanlaiphai]]. The other sub-towns are [[Chhingchhip]] and [[East Lungdar]]. The notable villages include [[Hriangtlang]] and [[Lungpho]].

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Serchhip District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|Christians|blue|97.70}}
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|1.53}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|0.52}}
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.09}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.05}}
{{bar percent|Sikhs|olive|0.01}}
{{bar percent|Buddhists|yellow|0.01}}
{{bar percent|Jains|brown|0.01}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Serchhip district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 64,937, roughly equal to the nation of [[Marshall Islands]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Marshall Islands 67,182 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 626th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). Approximately a third of the population live in and around the town of Serchhip. The district has a population density of {{convert|46|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.56%. Serchhip has a [[sex ratio]] of 977 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 97.91%.<ref>{{cite web| author=census2011 |title=Serchhip District : Census 2011 data | url= http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/390-serchhip.html |work= census2011.co.in |access-date= 15 June 2013}}</ref> Most of the population is engaged in agricultural pursuits.<ref name="Elect-plan-DP" />{{historical populations|25=1971|26=34,381|27=1981|28=37,803|29=1991|30=46,222|31=2001|32=54,460|33=2011|34=64,937|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Flora and fauna==
In 1991 the area became home to the Khawnglung [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of 35 km².<ref>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Mizoram. |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected Area Network in India |page=27 |publisher=Wildlife Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |url=http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/protected-area-network.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115125634/http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/protected-area-network.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://serchhip.nic.in/ Serchhip district website]
* {{Cite web|title=Base Map of Serchhip District, Mizoram |work=Agriculture - Remote Sensing and GIS |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram |url=http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/Location%20Map/Serchhip/base%20map.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825205814/http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/Location%20Map/Serchhip/base%20map.jpg |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite web|title=Drainage Map of Serchhip District, Showing Coding up to Mico Watershed, Mizoram |work=Agriculture - Remote Sensing and GIS |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram |url=http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/wSHED.WMF/serchhip.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825210604/http://agriculturemizoram.nic.in/Photos/GIS/wSHED.WMF/serchhip.jpg |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live}}
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Serchhip district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Champhai district]]
|East =
|Southeast = ''[[Myanmar]]''
|South =
|Southwest = [[Lunglei district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Aizawl district]]
}}

{{Mizoram}}

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