Saiha district


Siaha District is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the northwest by Lunglei district, on the north and west by Lawngtlai District and on the south and east by Myanmar. The district occupies an area of 1399.9 km². Siaha town is the administrative headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council. The population had decreased from 60,823 to 56,574. It is the least populous district of Mizoram.

History

Siaha District was formerly part of Chhimtuipui District. In 1998 when Chhimtuipui District was split in half, the half that became Saiha District was briefly called by the old name Chhimtuipui District.

Geography

is the administrative headquarters of Siaha district. It is the third largest town in Mizoram after Aizawl, the state capital and Lunglei. Tipa, Laki, Zyhno, Phura and No-ao-tlah are the other main towns in Siaha district.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Siaha one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the two districts in Mizoram currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Divisions

The district has 2 R.D. Blocks, Siaha also known as Siaha, and Tuipang also known as Tipa V. The 2 assembly constituencies in this district are Siaha and Tuipang.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Siaha district has a population of 56,574, roughly equal to the island of Greenland. This gives it a ranking of 628th in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was -7.34%; the only district in Mizoram to have decreased population. Saiha has a sex ratio of 979 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 90.01%.
The majority of the district inhabitants are Mara people, who also have an autonomous district council called Mara Autonomous District Council composed of the two R.D. Blocks of Saiha and Tuipang.

Flora and fauna

In 2007 Siaha district became home to Tokalo wildlife sanctuary, which has an area of.