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 Zokhawdar on the right andRihkhawdar on the left | |
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| Coordinates:23°21′55″N93°23′08″E / 23.3652465°N 93.3855078°E /23.3652465; 93.3855078 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mizoram |
| District | Champhai |
| Block | Khawzawl |
| Elevation | 735 m (2,411 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,632 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 271338 |
Zokhawthar is aborder town in theChamphai district ofMizoram state ofIndia.[1]
According to the2011 census of India, Zokhawthar has 501 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 93.58%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2632 | 1299 | 1333 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 498 | 249 | 249 |
| Scheduled caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2569 | 1260 | 1309 |
| Literates | 1997 | 1006 | 991 |
| Workers (all) | 994 | 642 | 352 |
| Main workers (total) | 848 | 582 | 266 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 156 | 125 | 31 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 278 | 205 | 73 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Main workers: Other | 385 | 239 | 146 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 146 | 60 | 86 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 36 | 22 | 14 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 78 | 23 | 55 |
| Non-workers | 1638 | 657 | 981 |
India is part ofBIMSTEC,East Asia Summit,Mekong-Ganga Cooperation,United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,Asian Highway Network and theTrans-Asian Railway network and India has embarked on severalLook-East connectivity projects.[3][4]
Mizoram has an unfenced international border with Myanmar (404 km), guarded byBorder Security Force (BSF), and Bangladesh (318 km), guarded byAssam Rifles. India and Myanmar have set up 4Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram atHnahlan,Zote,Vaphai (Saikhumphai) andSangau (Pangkhua) to boost the local trade and economy. Indian has set up 5 ICP (Integrated Check Posts) Mizoram atKawrpuichhuah,Marpara,Tuipuibari,Silsuri andNunsury.[5]
Zokhawthar LCS (Land Custom Station), was opened on the Indo-Myanmar border in August 2018. It is one of the two such check-posts in the state of Mizoram.[6] There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP (Integrated Check Point) entailing immigration and customs both.[5]
Lengpui Airport inAizawl (242 km northwest of Moreh) is the nearest airport in India.Sairang railhead ofBairabi–Sairang line is the nearest railway station.
India plans to upgrade route from Zokhawthar in Mizoram toTedim inChin State of Myanmar as an additional connect to theIndia–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[7] which is part ofAsian Highway Network andAsian Highway 1 (AH1) passes throughMoreh inManipur.[8] Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.[7]
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