Hnahlan
Village in Mizoram, India
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Hnahlan is a border town in the Champhai Rural Development Block of Champhai district of Mizoram state in India.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Hnahlan has 569 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 92.95%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3157 | 1602 | 1555 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 575 | 296 | 279 |
| Scheduled caste | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scheduled tribe | 3059 | 1525 | 1534 |
| Literates | 2400 | 1256 | 1144 |
| Workers (all) | 1735 | 877 | 858 |
| Main workers (total) | 1725 | 872 | 853 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 1563 | 744 | 819 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Main workers: Other | 158 | 126 | 32 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Non-workers | 1422 | 725 | 697 |
Economy and border haat trade
Hnahlan is one of the 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram, others being at Sangau, Vaphai (Saikhumphai) and Zote, all of which boost the local trade and economy.[3]
Transport and connectivity
Zokhawthar (75 km south) provides connectivity to India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[4] and Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 (AH1).[5]