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About Hriphaw Village

Hriphaw is a mid sized village in Zawlnuam tehsil, in the district of Mamit, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 386 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hriphaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hriphaw village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Mamit
Tehsil Zawlnuam
Pincode 796471
Population 748
Male Population 386
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Hriphaw compares

By the 2011 count Hriphaw is the 17th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Hriphaw

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

Hriphaw lies about 31 km from Mamit, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 12 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 Hriphaw
Tehsil headquarters Zawlnuam 11 km
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 12 km
Nearest town Kolasib 26 km
District headquarters Mamit 31 km

Villages closest to Hriphaw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hriphaw village had a population of 748. That makes it the 17th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Hriphaw village has 386 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hriphaw has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Hriphaw is 796471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hriphaw falls under Zawlnuam tehsil of Mamit district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Hriphaw is Ramnathpur, about 12 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 Hriphaw.

Hriphaw is about 31 km from Mamit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hriphaw is in Zawlnuam tehsil of Mamit district. Zawlnuam is about 11 km away. Ramnathpur is about 12 km away. Kolasib 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 Serhmun (4.3 km), Thinghlun (6.8 km) and Zamuang (11 km).

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

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