Serchhip is a town located in the Indian state of Mizoram, in the northeastern part of the country. It serves as the district capital of the Serchhip district.

Serchhip
Town
Serchhip Skyline
View of DC Office from Entlang
Serchhip is located in Mizoram
Serchhip
Serchhip
Serchhip is located in India
Serchhip
Serchhip
Coordinates: 23°18′32″N 92°51′24″E / 23.308996°N 92.856701°E / 23.308996; 92.856701
CountryIndia
StateMizoram
Settled19th century CE
Elevation
888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
64,875
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMizo
Ethnicity
 • Ethnic groupsMizo
 • Year of data2011
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
796181
Telephone code+913838
ISO 3166 code[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registrationMZ-06
Nearest cityAizawl
Sex ratio976 /
Literacy98.76%
Lok Sabha constituencyMizoram
Vidhan Sabha constituencySerchhip
Planning agencyUD&PA
Civic agencyJoint Village Councils
ClimateCwa
Websiteserchhip.nic.in serchhip.info

Geography

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Serchhip is located at 23°18′N 92°50′E / 23.3°N 92.83°E / 23.3; 92.83.[1]

Transport

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Serchhip is connected by Pawan Hans Helicopter service from Aizawl.[2]

Education

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The average literacy rate of Serchhip in 2011 was 98.76% compared to 95.18% in 2001. Male and Female literacy in 2011 were 99.24% and 98.28% respectively.[3]

Tourism

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Serchhip Town from western side

Paragliding

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Paragliding is a new sport for the people of Serchhip town. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale International Paragliding Accuracy Championship was held in Serchhip for the year 2020 and has become a major attraction in Mizoram.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Serchhip
  2. ^ "MIZORAMA HELICOPTER SERVICE TUR CHIEF MINISTER IN HAWNG". Mizoram DIPR. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ [1], Census 2011 report.
  4. ^ "Bid to make Mizoram a paragliding hub". northeasttoday. Retrieved 12 March 2020.