MAMIT DISTRICT

Mamit district is one of the eight districts of Mizoram state in India.

Mamit District with its headquarters at Mamit was etched out from the erstwhile Aizawl District under Mizoram. The new District started functioning from the 24th April, 1998 which was the date when the first Deputy Commissioner assumed Office.

Mamit District is situated in the western part of Mizoram. It is separated from Aizawl by the river Tlawng which flows in the south-north direction and empties itself to the river Barak of Cachar District of Assam. It is a land locked District and is bound by Tripura on the West, Assam on the North, Kolasib and Aizawl on the East and Lunglei on the South. The total geographical area of the District is 3025.75 sq.km. It falls in the agro climatic zone of temperate zone. The important rivers flowing in the District are Tlawng, Tut, Langkaih, Khawthlangtuipui, Teirei and Mar.

The entire District is covered by hilly terrain as well as some plain areas and is part of the western extension of the system that links up with the ranges of Nagaland and Manipur in the north and Chin Hills of Myanmar in the east and ramifies from the sub-Himalayan Patkoi-Arakan Ranges. The terrains are criss-crossed by valleys and deep gorges where the rivers wend their ways to constitute its river system. About three fourth of the area of the District is drained by the north flowing rivers such as Tlawng, Tut, Teirei and Langkaih rivers where as one fourth of the area is drained by the south flowing rivers of Khawthlangtuipui and Mar rivers.

The district is bounded on the north by Hailakandi district of Assam state, on the west by North Tripura district of Tripura state and Bangladesh, on the south by Lunglei district and on the east by Kolasib and Aizawl districts. The district occupies an area of 3025.75 km². Mamit town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

The Dy. Commissioner heads the District Administration. He is responsible for maintenance of law and order and for all developmental programmes. Mamit is the Headquarters of the District. There are 3 Sub-Divisions (Civil) namely, Mamit, West Phaileng and Kawrthah.

The district has 4 R.D. Blocks, Mamit, Reiek, West Phaileng and Zawlnuam. The district has 3 legislative assembly constituencies. These are Hachhek, Dampa and Mamit.

Religions in Mamit District

Christians 80.01%

Buddhists 14.27%

Hindus  3.46%

Muslims 2.06%

Not Stated 0.12%

Jains 0.03%

Sikhs 0.02%

Others  0.02%


Facilities In Mamit District:
Banks - 9 
Colleges - 2
Hospital - 9
Postal - 
Police Station

According to the 2011 census Mamit district has a population of 86,364, roughly equal to the nation of Andorra.[2] This gives it a ranking of 618th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 37.56%. Mamit has a sex ratio of 927 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.93%.

In 1985 Mamit district became home to Dampa Tiger Reserve, which has an area of 500 km².

Roadways:

Road transport is the major medium of transport. The District headquarters of Mamit is connected to the State Capital Aizawl by a State Highway which is 112 Kms long. There is an ongoing construction of extending and widening of this highway upto Tripura so as to make it an interstate highway. Due to the difficult terrain, many villages are not yet linked by black-topped roads. However, construction of new roads and widening of existing ones are constantly underway by the BRTF and PWD.

(Post & Telegraph :

Despite the efforts made by the concerned authority, the postal service in this part of the region suffers from certain inherent weakness due to the topographical and climatic condition. There are 5 Telephone Exchanges in the District located at Reiek, West Phaileng, Kawrthah, Zawlnuam and Mamit. Mobile telephone services are available in major part of the District except for a few peripheral villages.

Mamit Sub-Post Office was set up in 1982. There are 7 branch offices in Mamit District at Dampui, Kawrtethawveng, Kawrthah, North Sabual, Rengdil, Serhmun and Tuidam. Services such as Ordinary and registered mails, parcel post, speed post and

The District has no industries to boast of due to lack of infrastructure. Agriculture as mentioned before is the mainstay of the entire population of the District with a few exceptions, i.e., some persons are engaged in Govt. and semi-Govt. services. However, the proposed extension of Aizawl - Mamit Inter-State Highway upto Tripura, once completed, is expected to boost trade activities along the route.

The District has 1 Hospital to boast of with several Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres situated at various villages.