Google Map Of Mizoram

Official Website: http://mizoram.gov.in/
Established: 20 February 1987
Capital: Aizawl
Largest city: Aizawl
Districts: 8
Government Body: Governor - Vakkom Purushothaman, Chief Minister - Pu Lalthanhawla
Legislature: Unicameral (40 seats)
Parliamentary constituency: 1
High Court: Gauhati High Court
Area Total: 21,081 km2 (8,139.4 sq mi)
Area rank: 24th
Population 2011: 1,091,014
Population Density: 51.8/km2 (134/sq mi)
Time zone: IST (UTC+05:30)
UN/LOCODE: NA
ISO 3166 code: IN-MZ
Vehicle registration: NA
HDI: 0.790 (medium)
HDI rank: 2nd (2005)
Literacy: 89.9% (2nd)
Official languages: Mizo, English

Summary:

This page talks about the history of the name, geographical condition and the weather conditions of the State of Mizoram by way of introduction to the State.

Introduction to Mizoram:

Mizoram is a small state in the southernmost part of North Eastern India and is endowed with everlasting diversity of countryside, hilly region, winding water bodies, well-off wealth of plants, animals and many more.

Mizoram is known for the big hills, valleys, rivers and lakes. There are as many as 21 major hills ranges of different heights that run throughout the state, with plains here and there. The average heights of the hills to the west of the state are about 1,000 meters’ and towards the east they range up to 1,300 meters’. Some areas in the state have higher ranges going up to a height of over 2,000 meters’ .Phawngpui Tlang also known as the Blue Mountain is situated in the south-eastern part of the state and is the highest peak in Mizoram at 2,210 meters’.

Lying in midst of Myanmar to the eastern side and southern side and in the west with Bangladesh, Mizoram has an area of immense tactical significance in the north-eastern angle of India. Aizwal, the capital of the state is perched along a ridge and is home of the Mizo tribes. The state is known all over the world for its kind hearted and hospitable people. So is the name of the state after the name of the Mizo people that is “Land of Mizo”.

The climate of Mizoram is mild and comfortable summer and is never very cold in winters too. This is a place of heavy monsoons during the months of May to September. The state has a population of 10, 91,014 persons in the state.

History of Mizoram:

Summary:

Current page tells the reader about the Historical happenings relating to Mizoram and gives a brief note on how it was formed and what is the economic condition of Manipur

History of Mizoram:

The history of Mizoram starts in early 16th century  to 19th century when the tribes known as Mizos migrated from China and settled in the India. Mizo Hills were officially affirmed as a fraction of the British-India by a public statement in 1895. North and south hills were combined as Lushai Hills region in 1898 through Aizawl as its control centre.

With India’s independence in 1947, the protests were done for separate state over three decades and finally the hill problems were realized by the government of India. Mizoram was given a full fledged status of a state only on 20 Feb, 1987 by an amendment in the constitution of India.

Agriculture:

Mizoram's economy is largely agrarian with the climatic condition of the state favourable for growing various types of crops including maize, paddy, pulses, sugarcane etc. And a variety of horticultural crops such as chilly, ginger, turmeric, potato, tobacco, vegetables, banana, pineapples and other important crops.

Industry:

Cottage industry and other small-scale industries play important roles in the state's economy. There has not been any significant industrial development in the state due to lack of raw materials.

Culture of Mizoram:

Summary:

This page talks about the cultural practise of the State of Mizoram, their art, music, dance and their attires etc

Culture of Mizoram:

Mizoram is home to an extraordinary diversity of tribal people, mainly the Mizos.The colourful dance of Mizoram is called as Cheraw. It can be danced on any day other than that it is a dance which is expected to have full devotion as it used to be danced in previous times only to make sure a secure channel for the spirit of a mother who had passed away during childbirth.

Lengthy bamboos are held for this dance; thus this is known as bamboo dance. The dancers shift in and out from in between and across a pair of parallel bamboos, kept alongside the ground by people sitting face to face on opposite side. The way of stepping of the dance has some weirdness. At times it gives the quivering of progress of birds. Some of the other popular dances of the state are Solakia, Chai, Par Lam Rallu Lam, Sarlamkai, etc.

The people of Mizoram love of non-vegetarian cuisine say meat. The staple food of the region is Rice that is served along pork meat. The locals don’t  like  to take highly spiced cuisine. The male and the female flock of Mizoram like the wine prepared locally.  The well liked drink of Mizoram is  "Zu" (tea). The men and women are fond of smoking. The basic religion followed in Mizoram is Christianity followed by Hinduism and Islam.