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About Kawlbem Village

Kawlbem is a mid sized village in Ngopa tehsil, in the district of Champhai, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 735 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawlbem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawlbem village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Champhai
Tehsil Ngopa
Pincode 796290
Population 1,479
Male Population 735
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawlbem compares

By the 2011 count Kawlbem is the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,249 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kawlbem

Kawlbem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kawlbem as Available within village. 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 Kawlbem from other places

Kawlbem lies about 38 km from Champhai, and the nearest railway station is Mualkhang, about 66 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 Kawlbem
Tehsil headquarters Ngopa 9.9 km
District headquarters Champhai 38 km
Nearest town Ngūr 38 km
Nearest railway station Mualkhang 66 km

Villages closest to Kawlbem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ngopa 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 Kawlbem

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawlbem village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,249 residents.

Kawlbem village has 735 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawlbem has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kawlbem is 796290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawlbem falls under Ngopa tehsil of Champhai district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Kawlbem is Mualkhang, about 66 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kawlbem.

Kawlbem is about 38 km from Champhai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawlbem is in Ngopa tehsil of Champhai district. Ngopa is about 9.9 km away. Champhai is about 38 km away. Ngūr is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selam (7.6 km), Teikhang (8.6 km) and Ngopa (9.9 km).

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

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