Mamit district is one of the eleven districts 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 ...

state in

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Geography

The district is bounded on the north by

Hailakandi district Hailakandi district is one of the 35 districts of Assam state in north-eastern India. It makes up the Barak Valley alongside Cachar and Karimganj. It was constituted as a civil subdivision on 1 June 1869. Subsequently, it was upgraded to a dis ...

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state, on the west by

North Tripura district North Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Dharmanagar. The district occupies an area of 1422.19 km2 and has a population of 693,947, 856,(as of 2024). History Th ...

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state and

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, on the south by

Lunglei district Lunglei district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. it is the second most populous district in the state, after Aizawl. History In August 1897, the missionary David Evan Jones visited the Lushai Hills. He came to Lun ...

and on the east by

Kolasib Kolasib is a town located in the northern part of Mizoram, India. It serves as the headquarters of the Kolasib District. Situated along the border with the state of Assam, Kolasib is an important transit point connecting Mizoram with the rest o ...

and

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 ...

districts. The district occupies an area of 3025.75 km².

Mamit Mamit may refer to: * Mamit Innuat * Mamit, India, a town in Mizoram * Mamit district Mamit district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. Geography The district is bounded on the north by Hailakandi district of Assam sta ...

town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Mamit district has a

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of 86,364, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 618th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 37.56%. Mamit has a

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of 927

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 84.93%. 17.25% of the population lives in urban areas. 95.04% of the population belongs to Scheduled Tribes. According to the 2011 census, 62.61% of the population spoke Mizo, 17.64% Tripuri, 15.25% Chakma and 1.92%

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as their first language.

Economy

Indian has set up several Border Haats (markets) and ICP (Integrated Check Posts) in Mizoram to boost the border trade and Look-East connectivity to Trans-Asian Railway and

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(via

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).India's Look East Policy (2)
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Bangladesh–India border The Bangladesh–India border, known locally as the Radcliffe line, is an international boundary, international border running between the republics of Bangladesh and India. Six Divisions of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi divisions and five States and ...

are two ICP in Mamit district.Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four ''Border Haats''
Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.

Flora and fauna

In 1985 Mamit district became home to

Dampa Tiger Reserve Dampa Tiger Reserve or Dampha Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve of western Mizoram, India. It covers an area of about in the Lushai Hills at an elevation of . It was declared a tiger reserve in 1994 and is part of Project Tiger. The tropical ...

, which has an area of 500 km².

References

External links

Official site
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India Districts of Mizoram Minority concentrated districts in India