Vangchhia | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Mizoram#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mizoram, India |
Coordinates: | 23.2035°N 93.3332°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mizoram |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Champhai |
Subdivision Type3: | Block |
Subdivision Name3: | Khawbung |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1641 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 837 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 271364 |
Vangchhia is a village in the Champhai district of Mizoram, India. It is located in the Khawbung R.D. Block.[1]
The 171 menhir stones in the village became Mizoram's first protected archaeological site in 2012.[2]
According to the 2011 census of India, Vangchhia has 153 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 96.87%.
Population | 837 | 424 | 413 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 167 | 82 | 85 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
815 | 413 | 402 | ||
Literates | 649 | 333 | 316 | |
Workers (all) | 354 | 205 | 149 | |
Main workers (total) | 343 | 199 | 144 | |
Main workers: Cultivators | 319 | 182 | 137 | |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Main workers: Other | 24 | 17 | 7 | |
Marginal workers (total) | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Others | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Non-workers | 483 | 219 | 264 |
The Vangchhia tribe is native to this village. Vangchhia is the name of one of the eleven sub-tribes of Mizoram.[4]