Sairang

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Sairang
city
Sairang is located in Mizoram
Sairang
Sairang
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Country India
State Mizoram
District Aizawl
Elevation 210 m (690 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 5,036
Languages
 • Official Mizo
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sairang is a census town in Aizawl district in the Indian state of Mizoram.

Geography

Sairang is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet).

Connectivity

Sairang is connected with roads from major towns in Assam, through NH 54. The nearest railway station is at Bairabi, which is connected to the railway network with a broad gauge track. A new broad gauge line from Bairabi to Sairang is under construction and is expected to be commissioned by 2019.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Sairang had a population of 5036. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Sairang has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sairang, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sairang
  2. Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years Indian Express, Retrieved 21 March, 2016.
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