# Buhkangkawn Village, Thingsulthliah, Serchhip (Mizoram)

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Village · Thingsulthliah, Serchhip 

# Buhkangkawn

Buhkangkawn is a village in Thingsulthliah sub-district of Serchhip district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 40 households**, the 5th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.8%.

- 151people (2011)
- 40households
- 98.4%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Buhkangkawn PIN code and other codes

Buhkangkawn falls in Thingsulthliah sub-district, Serchhip district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockThingsulthliah Part
- Census village code271383

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

## How far is Buhkangkawn from nearby towns?

- Serchhip Rd Block (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Serchhip (district HQ)35 km by road
- Serchhip (nearest town)35 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 Buhkangkawn?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Buhkangkawn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhingchhip
- ○Degree college10+ km · Serchhip
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

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.

## What is Buhkangkawn known for?

The main crops are **rice, ginger and bananas**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Buhkangkawn

Of every 100 households in Buhkangkawn in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Buhkangkawn · ■ Thingsulthliah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**47%

Use banking services ****60%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**10%

Own their home ****57%**

**79%

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 Buhkangkawn?

■ Buhkangkawn · ■ Thingsulthliah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.4%**

**97.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**912

Working population ****55.6%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 98.4% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (32%) · **■** Other work 19 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Thingsulthliah

- Baktawng3,220 people
- Khumtung1,150 people
- Hualtu960 people
- Hmawngkawn170 people
- Chanin147 people

[All 7 villages in Thingsulthliah](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/serchhip/thingsulthliah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buhkangkawn from Serchhip?35 km by road
- What is the population of Buhkangkawn?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buhkangkawn in?Serchhip district (Thingsulthliah sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Buhkangkawn?98.4% (Census 2011)