Type: | former district of India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mizoram |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Pushpin Map: | India |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Subdivisional headquarters were at Lawngtlai and Chawngte. Chhimtuipui District was divided into four rural development blocks, namely Lawngtlai, Sangau, Tuipang and Chawngte.[1] In November 1998 Lawngtlai District was created out of Chhimtuipui District, consisting of the Lawngtlai RD Block and the Chawngte RD Block. The remaining area of Sangau RD Block and Tuipang RD Block was still called Chhimtuipui District, but the reduced district's name was soon changed to Saiha district.
In addition to Mizo, Kuki-Chin languages spoken in southern Mizoram (Chhimtuipui District and neighboring Lunglei District) include: