Thenzawl

Thenzawl
town
Thenzawl
Coordinates: 23°19′N 92°45′E / 23.32°N 92.75°ECoordinates: 23°19′N 92°45′E / 23.32°N 92.75°E
Country	India
State	Mizoram
District	Serchhip
Elevation	783 m (2,569 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	5,519
Languages
• Official	Mizo
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Thenzawl is a census town in Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram. It is an important center for the traditional Mizo handloom industry.^[1] Thenzawl is located at 43 km(27.1miles) away from Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram

History

Thenzawl was initially a dense forest with lots of wild animals before it was cultivated in 1961 and inhabited. Benghuaia Sailo established a village in 1963 in Thenzawl. Kamlova's son, Lalngurchhina was the last chief of Thenzawl. Due to the March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising, Thenzawl was one of the village where people were grouped together in 1968.

Geography

Thenzawl is located at 23°19′N 92°45′E / 23.32°N 92.75°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 783 metres (2568 feet).

Tourist Attraction

• Vantawng Falls is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Thenzawl.^[3]
• Benkhuaia Thlan - The founder of Thenzawl Bengkhuaia invaded Alexandrapur in 1871 kidnapping Mary Winchester which brought about the British to Mizoram. He died ub 1879.^[4]
• Vaibiak is the place from where they took back Mary Winchester.^[5]
• Tualvungi Thlan There are two graves at Phulpui village in the Aizawl district of Mizoram India. It is said that, Zawlpala, Chief of Phulpui village, married the legendary beauty, Talvungi of Thenzawl. Talvungi was subsequently married to the chief of Rothai, Punthia. But, Talvungi could not forget Zawlpala, her previous husband. After many years when Zawlpala died, grief stricken Talvungi came to Phulpui, dug a pit by the side of Zawlpala's grave and asked an old woman to kill her and bury her in the grave.
• Chawngchilhi Puk or cave had a love story between a lady and a snake.^[6][7][8]
• Tuirihiau is a beautiful waterfall near Thenzawl, upstream of Vantawng fall.^[9]
• Thenzawl Deer Park has 17 deers(11 female and 6 male) in natural environment.^[10]

Media

The Major Media in Thenzawl are:^[11]

• Vantawng
• Thenzawl Today
• Zawlbuk Aw

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[12] Thenzawl had a population of 5519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thenzawl has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 82%. In Thenzawl, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. One World South Asia
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Thenzawl
3. "Vantawng Falls". india9. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
4. Vumson. "British Invasion of 1871". Zomi Library. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
5. "Thenzawlah i kal dawn em?". vanglaini. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
6. Rini Tochhong. "Chawngchilhi". Mizo writing in English. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
7. "Chawngchilhi Puk". The Zozam Times. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
8. wonderboy. "Chawngchilhi puk". misual.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
9. Lalruatsanga. "photo". flickr. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
10. "ENVIRONMENT & FOREST MINISTER-IN THENZAWL DEER PARK TLAWH". Mizoram DIPR. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
11. "Accredited Journalists". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
12. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.