Saiha

SAIHA

In the olden times, the Saiha region was famous for ivory trade.
 
The majority tribe of the Saiha region is the Mara community.

In the Mara lingo, Ivory is commonly called the ‘elephant tooth’.

In the local parlance, the Mara term ‘Sia’ means elephant while the other term ‘ha’ connotes tooth’.

BASIC DATA

The Saiha district was constituted in 1974.

The Saiha district is located between 22.48° N latitude and 92.97° E longitude.

The total area of Saiha district is 1399 square km.

The average temperature of Saiha district is between 30°C and 11°C.

The Saiha district experiences an average rainfall of 2400 mm annually.

POPULATION PATTERN

The total population of Saiha district is 60,000 according to the 2001 Census.

The literacy rate of this district is 82.06.

The sex ratio is 938 females against 1000 males.

ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP

The Saiha district has 78 villages within two blocks which are under the jurisdiction of two subdivisions.

The headquarters of Saiha district is Saiha town. This town is also the administrative seat of the Mara Autonomous District Council which is one of the three autonomous district councils of the state.

The Saiha district is strategically situated on the Indo-Myanmar border.

The Champhai town is a mercantile centre for the Indian and Myanmarese traders.

BEAUTIFUL SPOTS

The two very popular tourist destination spots in Saiha are the Mt. Kahrie and Mt. Mawma.

The biggest river of Mizoram, Chhimtuipui, is located 378 km from the state’s capital of Aizawl. The primary attractions of the river and its environ are its natural scenery in its splendor and the fresh surroundings.

The Chhimtuipui River is the habitat of the species of many fresh water fishes. This river is also an angler’s paradise.

Two other much sought after tourist destination spots in Mizoram are the Lodaw Wildlife Sanctuary and the Pala Tipo Lake.

Then you can also have an enervated tour of the spiritual town of Pala.

Even Saiha has a varied fare to offer to the discerning tourist besides the other townships like Saikan, Tipa-V, and Phura.

Besides you can go for river rafting.

The Mizoram state Government is also promoting eco-tourism, adventure tourism and also culture tourism in a big way.

COMMUNICATION CODES

The STD and postal codes of Saiha district are 3835 and 796901 respectively

MIZORAM COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS

You can travel to Aizawl – the capital of Mizoram – right from Delhi. From Delhi you can fly, drive or travel by train up to Kolkata.

From Kolkata you can book your flight to Guwahati.

From this gateway to the North East, you can experience the romance of a train journey up to Silchar from where you can proceed to Aizawl by bus – government or private – or even take the help of the tour operators.

You can also directly fly to Aizawl from Guwahati.

But if you are of the adventurous type, hire a cab or rent a car to travel to the exotic North East of India. This way, you will have a first-hand experience of the varied culture of the hundreds of communities and tribes of this exotically enticing part of India.

Many tourists fly from Guwahati to the nearest aerodrome at Barapani, Shillong, of Meghalaya, spend a night and a day in the capital of Meghalaya state to proceed to either Silchar or directly to Aizawl.