# New Sachan Village, West Bunghmun, Lunglei (Mizoram)

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Village · West Bunghmun, Lunglei 

# New Sachan

New Sachan is a village in West Bunghmun sub-district of Lunglei district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **878 people in 177 households**, the 6th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 878people (2011)
- 177households
- 42.3%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## New Sachan PIN code and other codes

New Sachan falls in West Bunghmun sub-district, Lunglei district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockWest Bunghmun
- Census village code271439

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is New Sachan from nearby towns?

- W.Bunghmun (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Lunglei (district HQ)156 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in New Sachan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside New Sachan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in New Sachan

Of every 100 households in New Sachan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ New Sachan · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**39%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of New Sachan?

■ New Sachan · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**929

Working population ****51.1%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 29.4% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 333 (74%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 110 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in West Bunghmun

- Buarpui1,197 people
- W.Bunghmun1,081 people
- Thenhlum1,009 people
- Puankhai998 people
- Malsuri818 people
- New Belkhai799 people
- Devasuri780 people
- Bandiasora701 people

[All 40 villages in West Bunghmun](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lunglei/west-bunghmun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New Sachan from Lunglei?156 km by road
- What is the population of New Sachan?878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Sachan in?Lunglei district (West Bunghmun sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of New Sachan?42.3% (Census 2011)