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About Thenhlum Village

Thenhlum is a mid sized village in West Bunghmun tehsil, in the district of Lunglei, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 521 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males.

Thenhlum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenhlum village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Lunglei
Tehsil West Bunghmun
Population 1,009
Male Population 521
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Thenhlum compares

By the 2011 count Thenhlum is the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 538 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Thenhlum

Thenhlum is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thenhlum 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 Thenhlum from other places

Thenhlum lies about 41 km from Lunglei, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 64 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 Thenhlum
Tehsil headquarters West Bunghmun 9.2 km
Nearest town Serchhīp 30 km
District headquarters Lunglei 41 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 64 km

Villages closest to Thenhlum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in West Bunghmun 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 Thenhlum

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenhlum village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 538 residents.

Thenhlum village has 521 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenhlum has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Thenhlum falls under West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Thenhlum is Sairang, about 64 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 Thenhlum.

Thenhlum is about 41 km from Lunglei in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenhlum is in West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei district. West Bunghmun is about 9.2 km away. Serchhīp is about 30 km away. Lunglei is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are W Bunghmun (9.2 km), Laisawral (10 km) and Lungchem (11 km).

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

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