| Zokhawthar | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Mizoram#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mizoram, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.3652°N 93.3855°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mizoram |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Champhai |
| Subdivision Type3: | Block |
| Subdivision Name3: | Khawzawl |
| Seat Type: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 735 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2632 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 271338 |
Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India.[1]
According to the 2011 census of India, Zokhawthar has 501 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 93.58%.
| Population | 2632 | 1299 | 1333 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 498 | 249 | 249 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2569 | 1260 | 1309 | ||
| Literates | 1997 | 1006 | 991 | |
| Workers (all) | 994 | 642 | 352 | |
| Main workers (total) | 848 | 582 | 266 | |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 156 | 125 | 31 | |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 278 | 205 | 73 | |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 29 | 13 | 16 | |
| Main workers: Other | 385 | 239 | 146 | |
| Marginal workers (total) | 146 | 60 | 86 | |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 36 | 22 | 14 | |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 19 | 7 | 12 | |
| Marginal workers: Others | 78 | 23 | 55 | |
| Non-workers | 1638 | 657 | 981 |
India is part of BIMSTEC, East Asia Summit, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Highway Network and the Trans-Asian Railway network and India has embarked on several Look-East connectivity projects.[3] [4]
Mizoram has unfenced international border with Myanmar (404 km) guarded by Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh (318 km) guarded by Assam Rifles. India and Myanmar has set up 4 Border Haats (markets) in Mizoram at Hnahlan, Zote, Vaphai (Saikhumphai) and Sangau (Pangkhua) to boost the local trade and economy. Indian has set up 5 ICP (Integrated Check Posts) Mizoram at Kawrpuichhuah, Marpara, Tuipuibari, Silsuri and Nunsury.[5]
Zokhawthar LCS (Land Custom Station), was opened on the Indo-Myanmar border in August 2018. It is one of the two such check-posts in the state of Mizoram.[6] There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP (Integrated Check Point) entailing immigration and customs both.[5]
Lengpui Airport in Aizawl (242 km northwest of Moreh) is the nearest airport in India. Sairang railhead of Bairabi–Sairang line is the nearest railway station.
India plans to upgrade route from Zokhawthar in Mizoram to Tedim in Chin State of Myanmar as an additional connect to the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT),[7] which is part of Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 (AH1) passes through Moreh in Manipur.[8] Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.[7]