Zokhawthar

Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Zokhawthar has 501 households. The effective literacy rate is 93.58%.

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2632	1299	1333
Children aged below 6 years	498	249	249
Scheduled caste	1	1	0
Scheduled tribe	2569	1260	1309
Literates	1997	1006	991
Workers	994	642	352
Main workers	848	582	266
Main workers: Cultivators	156	125	31
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	278	205	73
Main workers: Household industry workers	29	13	16
Main workers: Other	385	239	146
Marginal workers	146	60	86
Marginal workers: Cultivators	13	8	5
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	36	22	14
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	19	7	12
Marginal workers: Others	78	23	55
Non-workers	1638	657	981

Transport and border connectivity

India is part of BIMSTEC, East Asia Summit, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Highway Network and the Trans-Asian Railway network and India has embarked on several Look-East connectivity projects.
Mizoram has an unfenced international border with Myanmar, guarded by Border Security Force, and Bangladesh, guarded by Assam Rifles. India and Myanmar have set up 4 Border Haats in Mizoram at Hnahlan, Zote, Vaphai and Sangau to boost the local trade and economy. Indian has set up 5 ICP Mizoram at Kawrpuichhuah, Marpara, Tuipuibari, Silsuri and Nunsury.

Border checkpost, customs and immigration

Zokhawthar LCS was opened on the Indo-Myanmar border in August 2018. It is one of the two such check-posts in the state of Mizoram. There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP entailing immigration and customs both.

Airport and railway

in Aizawl is the nearest airport in India. Sairang railhead of Bairabi–Sairang line is the nearest railway station.

AH1 and India-Thailand Highway

India plans to upgrade route from Zokhawthar in Mizoram to Tedim in Chin State of Myanmar as an additional connect to the planned India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway, which is part of Asian Highway Network and Asian Highway 1 passes through Moreh in Manipur. Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.