Hmawngbuchhuah is a village in Lawngtlai Block in the

Lawngtlai district Lawngtlai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. History Prior to the arrival of the British in the late 19th century, the area which became Lawngtlai District was ruled by local chieftains, whose zones of control w ...

in the Indian state of

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

Geography

It is sited 147 km from the state capital,

Aizawl Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...

. It lies on the India-Myanmar border. It is 4 km South of the District headquarters

Lawngtlai Lawngtlai is a town located in the southern part of Mizoram, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Lawngtlai district and is home to the Pawi people, also known as the Hakha Chin people in Myanmar. Lawngtlai celebrates a v ...

. where National Highway 502 (India),

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, enters

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. It is on the east bank of Sekulh Lui River which forms the border.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, the population in Hmawngbuchhuah village is 389, with 97 Households. There are 190 males (49%) and 199 females (51%), with 3% Scheduled Tribe and no Scheduled Caste.

Economy

The mainstay of the economy is agriculture. It is also a border town with integrated check posts.

Transport

223 km long "Aizawal-Hmawngbuchhuah railway line" was surveyed.चीन की रूह कंपा देगा भारत, 3500 करोड़ में भूटान के अंदर तक बनाएगा नई रेल लाइन
MSN, 3 March 2025.

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