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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>~~ Tlabung had a population of ~~3,675~~. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Tlabung has an average literacy rate of ~~75%, higher than the national average of 59~~.5~~%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 71~~%. In Tlabung, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{~~citation needed~~\|~~date~~=~~July 2018}}~~		As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Tlabung had a population of {{formatnum:4554}} spread over 976 households. Males constitute 49.8% of the population and females 51.2%. Tlabung has an average literacy rate of 92.5%. In Tlabung, 14.6% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=307743 \|title=Census of India: Search Details - Tlabnung \|access-date= 31 October 2021}}</ref>{{update after\|2022}}

	~~There were 4,754 people in Tlabung according to the preliminary census in 2005~~. ~~Again the total population was divided into 2428 males and 2326 females~~. ~~A total number of households recorded~~ in ~~the same year was 938~~.{{~~citation needed~~\|~~date=July 2018~~}}

	==Transport==		==Transport==

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| name = Tlabung
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Mizo
| other_name = Demagiri
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| image_caption = Tlabung Market
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lunglei district|Lunglei]]
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| founder = Lt. Col. Th. Lewin
| named_for = A falls and rocky cliffs at Vantaikhawr
| government_type = Under a Sub-Divisional Officer
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Tlabung''' is a [[census town]] in [[Lunglei district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Mizoram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.maps.yahoo.com/#?lat=22.9120100&lon=92.4979900&z=5&plat=11.0370339&plon=79.5363808&pz=3&addr=Tlabung|title=Yahoo Maps India: Tlabung|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref>

==History==
The township was first established and settled in November 1871 when the Superintendent of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Lt. Col. T.H. Lewin ordered his Assistant Mr. Crouch and 150 soldiers from the Frontier Battalion to build a fort at Tlabung which is to serve the battalion headquarters of the Southern Column of the Lushai Expedition to rescue a young girl named Mary Winchester from the Lushai Chief Bengkhuaia.<ref>See Thomas H Lewin, A Fly On The Wheel or How I Helped to Govern India. (London, Constable & Company, Ltd, 1912). p.263</ref> It was made a part of the South Lushai Hills on 1 April 1898, while it was part of the [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]] earlier. It became a flourishing trade center during 1860-70 when Mizo in north and south had less knowledge of commerce. It was used as the main river port to import goods from what is now [[Bangladesh]] through [[Chittagong]] city. It had an old fort constructed during British time at the advice of Lt. Col. T.H. Lewin.<ref>{{cite book|last=K. C. Kabra|title=Mizoram: Role of Business & Industry|year=2008|publisher=Concept Publishing Company}}</ref> British Troops and missionaries used this route to reach Mizoram during the Colonial days. It used to take 5 days to reach from Chittagong to Tlabung, a distance of about 90 kilometers after which they would travel another 35 kilometers to reach [[Lunglei]].

Karnaphuli River links Mizoram with the port cit of Chittagong on the shores of Bay of Bengal. British Troops and missionaries used this route to reach Mizoram during the Colonial days. It used to take 5 days to reach from Chittagong to Tlabung, a distance of about 90 kilometers after which they would travel another 35 kilometers to reach Lunglei.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pachuau |first1=Joy |title=The Camera as a Witness |date=13 April 2015 |publisher=Cambridge University |isbn=9781107073395 |pages=150}}</ref>

By 1871-1872 there were already 8 shopes in Tlabung. Big bazaars were started by Superintendent LL Peters from 25 April 1940.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pachuau |first1=Joy |title=The Camera as a Witness |date=13 April 2015 |publisher=Cambridge University |isbn=9781107073395 |pages=169–170}}</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> Tlabung had a population of 3,675. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Tlabung has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 71%. In Tlabung, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

There were 4,754 people in Tlabung according to the preliminary census in 2005. Again the total population was divided into 2428 males and 2326 females. A total number of households recorded in the same year was 938.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

==Transport==
Tlabung is 97 kilometers from [[Lunglei]], the district headquarters and 332 kilometers from [[Aizawl]], the state capital.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl to Tlabung|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/more/moreroute.htm#Aizawl_to_Tlabung|publisher=Mizoram Govt|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref> The [[Khawthlangtuipui River]] flows through Tlabung, and from the "Missionary Kai Ferry Terminal" at Tlabung the river is navigable up to [[Rangamati]] in [[Bangladesh]] but due to construction of downstream [[Kaptai Dam]] at Kaptai in Bangladesh, access to [[Port of Chittagong]] is not possible by boat but accessible by road.<ref>{{cite web|title=Border trade with Myanmar & Bangladesh|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:RBNXU9JgFdUJ:webcomipl.net/nedfi_demo/nedfi/sites/all/themes/industry/ar/tedf/exe_summary/3_Executive_Summary_of_Border_trade.pdf+&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgRTWFpv9KflbscTSyF1YF8snW_9bLInAMhxz7NDk5fV7ajUGGWLq8flLSMByKLsDzyWl4sZutrWjaXMVckSvAEiym6HXxhKCgvfAFzyH3yT0XkXmmjlV49mzxHgPtx16iQ8JKv&sig=AHIEtbS_dPmNae1e7ziWkWdFEkc5khOVRA|publisher=IIE, Guwahati|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref>

'''Kawrpuichhuah''' / '''Kawarpuchiah''' / '''Kawripuichhuah''' [[Borders of India#India–Myanmar border|India–Myanmar Integrated border checkpost]] near Tlabung in [[Lunglei district]] opened in Oct 2017.<ref name="icp6">[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-plans-13-new-integrated-check-posts-to-encourage-engagement-with-neighbours-4895820/], Indian Express, Oct 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/india-opens-two-border-crossing-points-with-myanmar-bangladesh/article9883216.ece India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh], Business Line.</ref><ref>[https://tradeandcommerce.mizoram.gov.in/page/12th-five-year-plan.html 12th Five Year Plan]</ref> The 22 km long Lunglei–Tlabung–Kawrpuichhuah road was upgraded in 2014-15 in a [[World Bank]]-funded project to enhance India-Bangladesh border connectivity.<ref>[http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/06/12/107-million-world-bank-project-to-connect-mizoram-with-bangladesh-and-myanmar-via-roads $107 Million World Bank Project to Connect Mizoram with Bangladesh and Myanmar via Roads], [[World Bank]].</ref>

==Economy==
A Border Trade facilitation center in Tlabung is in operation which helps with trade between [[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] and Tlabung, [[Mizoram]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Border trade facilitation centre inaugurated|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2704044.ece|accessdate=1 September 2012|newspaper=The Hindu Businessline}}</ref> There are future plans to open the route from Tlabung to Chittagong port, it has been estimated that Mizoram can export raw and semi raw materials like bamboo while it can import iron, steel and crockeries.<ref>{{cite book|last=Patnaik|first=Jagadish Kumar|title=Mizoram, Dimensions and Perspectives: Society, Economy, and Polity|year=2008|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|pages=166|isbn=9788180695148|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBYsSafccUIC&q=Tlabung+border+trade&pg=PA166}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lunglei district}}

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

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->MPGuy2824: /* Demographics */ updated demographic details, added ref from 2011

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