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About Pangzawl Village

Pangzawl is a large village in Hnahthial tehsil, in the district of Lunglei, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,194 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796571, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pangzawl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangzawl village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Lunglei
Tehsil Hnahthial
Pincode 796571
Population 2,428
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangzawl compares

By the 2011 count Pangzawl is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Pangzawl

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

Pangzawl lies about 26 km from Lunglei, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 84 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 Pangzawl
Tehsil headquarters Hnahthial 13 km
Nearest town Serchhīp 24 km
District headquarters Lunglei 26 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 84 km

Villages closest to Pangzawl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangzawl village had a population of 2,428. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Pangzawl village has 1,194 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangzawl has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Pangzawl is 796571. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pangzawl falls under Hnahthial tehsil of Lunglei district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Pangzawl is Sairang, about 84 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 village for Pangzawl.

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

Pangzawl is in Hnahthial tehsil of Lunglei district. Hnahthial is about 13 km away. Serchhīp is about 24 km away. Lunglei is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rawpui (7.7 km), S Vanlaiphai (18 km) and Leite (19 km).

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

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