Lawngtlai
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Lawngtlai is the district headquarters of Lawngtlai district
in the state of Mizoram
in India
. It is also the headquarters of Lai Autonomous District Council
, one of the three autonomous district Councils in Mizoram. The other two are Mara Autonomous District Council
and Chakma Autonomous District Council
.
in Chin State
, Burma. However, today, many Lais speak Mizo as their first language too. Lais in India in general were earlier known as Pawis by outsiders.
, also known as Siaha. Saiha, a fast growing town has a population of 29,275 with 4,560 households in the same year.
Lawngtlai district
Lawngtlai district is a Mizo slang meaning a late boat. It was first used by Lalpuchhuana as he was about to reach a boat and failed miserably and as he patiently awaited for the next boat to arrive he fell asleep under a nearby tree and when he awoke and still failed to see the awaited boat to...
in the state of Mizoram
Mizoram
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also the headquarters of Lai Autonomous District Council
Lai Autonomous District Council
Lai Autonomous District Council is one of the three Autonomous District Councils in Mizoram state in North-east India. It is an Autonomous District Council for ethnic Lai people earlier known as Pawi, living in South-eastern Mizoram bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh. The L.A.D.C. has its...
, one of the three autonomous district Councils in Mizoram. The other two are Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of Union India. Primarily, an autonomous administrative government meant for the Mara people living in the state. It is situated in the southern tip of Mizoram state bordering Myanmar...
and Chakma Autonomous District Council
Chakma Autonomous District Council
The Chakma Autonomous District Council was formed under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution of India on April 29, 1972. The Council is the replication of the state assembly and exercises executive power over specially allotted departments. The people of CADC are also enjoying special safeguard...
.
People
Majority of the people belong to Lai group. They are small part of a much larger Chin peopleChin people
The Chin , known as the Kuki in Assam, are one of the ethnic groups in Burma. The Chins are found mainly in western part of Burma and numbered circa 1.5 million. They also live in nearby Indian states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur and Assam. Owing to Mizo influence and Baptist missionaries'...
in Chin State
Chin State
Chin State is a state located in western Burma . The Chin State is bordered by Rakhine State in the south, Bangladesh in south-west, Sagaing Division and Magway Division in the east, Indian state of Manipur in the north and Indian state of Mizoram in the west. The Chin ethnic group make up the...
, Burma. However, today, many Lais speak Mizo as their first language too. Lais in India in general were earlier known as Pawis by outsiders.
Demographics
According to Mizoram state government statistical handbook of 2008, Lawngtlai has a population of 18,959 with 3,246 households; that makes Lawngtlai the second biggest town in Southern Mizoram after SaihaSaiha
Saiha or Siaha is a census town in Saiha district in the Indian north-eastern state of Mizoram. It is the Headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council, one of the three autonomous district councils within Mizoram. It is located in the South Central part of the state...
, also known as Siaha. Saiha, a fast growing town has a population of 29,275 with 4,560 households in the same year.