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About Lenchim Village

Lenchim is a small village in Thingsulthliah tehsil, in the district of Aizawl, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 178 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796261, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lenchim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lenchim village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Aizawl
Tehsil Thingsulthliah
Pincode 796261
Population 338
Male Population 178
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lenchim compares

By the 2011 count Lenchim is the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Lenchim

Lenchim is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lenchim as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lenchim from other places

Lenchim lies about 26 km from Aizawl, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lenchim
Tehsil headquarters Thingsulthliah 12 km
District headquarters Aizawl 26 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 36 km

Villages closest to Lenchim

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thingsulthliah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lenchim

As per the Census of India 2011, Lenchim village had a population of 338. That makes it the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Lenchim village has 178 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lenchim has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Lenchim is 796261. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lenchim falls under Thingsulthliah tehsil of Aizawl district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Lenchim is Sairang, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lenchim.

Lenchim is about 26 km from Aizawl in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lenchim is in Thingsulthliah tehsil of Aizawl district. Thingsulthliah is about 12 km away. Aizawl is about 26 km away. Sairang is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mualpheng (4.7 km), Tawizo (4.9 km) and Maite (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lenchim today is likely to be higher.

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