Kolasib is a town and headquarters of

Kolasib district Kolasib district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. It is the smallest district in Mizoram with an area of 1,386 km2(535 sq mi). Geography The district is bounded on the north and northwest by Hailakandi district of Assa ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Kolasib district had a population of 83,955. Males constitute 51.12% of the population and females 48.88%. Kolasib has an average literacy rate of 93.50%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 94.57%, and female literacy is 92.38%. Population growth rate of Kolasib district was 27.28 percent during the decade.

Economy

Kolasib is agriculture-dominated economy with a few service sector jobs as it is a district capital. A large number of people cultivate beetle nut, oil palms, rice, wheat and fish which is both consumed and exported to other districts of

Transport

A helicopter service by

Pawan Hans Pawan Hans Limited is a central public sector undertaking based at Noida in Delhi NCR, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It has cumulatively flown more than 1 million hours and has had ...

has been started which connects the

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

with Kolasib. The distance between Kolasib and

through NH 54 is 83 km and is connected with regular service of bus and Maxi-Cabs.

Education

There is one college - Government Kolasib College, under

Mizoram University Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on 2 July 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official ...

and a number of public and private schools. The Major Higher Secondary School in Kolasib are: *St. John's Higher Secondary School, Kolasib *C. Zakhuma Higher Secondary School (CZS), Kolasib *Madonna Open School

Media

The Major Newspapers in Kolasib are: *''Duhlai Daily'' *''Ramnuam'' *''Kolasib Times'' *''Kolasib Today'' *''Turnipui'' *''Chhuahtlang Daily'' *''Vairengte Aw'': *''Kolasib Aw'' *''Zingtian Daily'' *''Rengkhawpui'' *''Zoram Kanaan'' Major Television Cable Network in Kolasib are: * Kolasib Cable Network (KCN) * C.Zakhuma Cable Network (CZS)

References

External links

Kolasib official website
{{Mizoram Cities and towns in Kolasib district