Vairengte

Banglaveng, Vairengte

Vairengte वैरेंगते
Town
Vairengte Vairengte Location in Mizoram, India
Coordinates: 24°30′29″N 92°44′36″E / 24.50792°N 92.74322°ECoordinates: 24°30′29″N 92°44′36″E / 24.50792°N 92.74322°E
Country	India  India
State	Mizoram
District	Kolasib
Population (2011)
• Total	10,545
Languages
• Official	Mizo
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	+91 (0) 3837

Vairengte is a town in the Kolasib district of Mizoram state, India. It is located about 130 km from the state capital Aizawl.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Vairengte The total population in Vairengte city/town is 10,554 as per the survey of census during 2011 by Indian Government.

There are 1,931 House Holds in Vairengte. There are 5,649 males; There are 4,905 females.

• Vairengte Sex Ratio :

While the population is 10,554, there are 5,649 males and 4,905 females are there. Further the children below 6 years of age are 1,441 of which 716 are males and 725 are females. Vairengte Scheduled cast and Tribes Total Scheduled Cast are 26. Total Scheduled Tribe are 8,550.

• Vairengte Literacy Rate :

Literates are 8,633 of which males are 4,698 and Females are 3,935. There are 1,921 Illiterates. Vairengte Workers Population Workers in the State of Vairengte are calculated as 4,651 of which 3,312 are males and 1,339 are females. Further 3,658 are regular and 993 are Irregular i.e. get jobs only few days in a month. There are 5,903 Non Workers (include students, housewives, and children above 6 years also.)

Bank

• State Bank of India
• UCO Bank
• Mizoram Rural Bank

Media

The Major Newspaper in Vairengte are Rengkhawpui and Vairengte Aw:^[1]

Education

• Vairengte Higher Secondary School
• Government Vairengte High School
• Vairengte High School-II Ph- 03837 261 406.
• St Henry School
• Vairengte New Secondary School
• Army School Vairengte
• Government Middle School I
• Government Middle School II
• Government Middle School III
• Upper Primary school, Stateveng
• Upper Primary school, IOC veng
• Presbyterian English School
• ZD English School
• Government Primary School I
• Government Primary School II
• Government Primary School III
• Government Primary School V
• Government Primary School VI
• Government Primary School VII
• Baptist English School
• Counterinsurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) is a training and research establishment of the Indian Army specialising in unconventional warfare, especially counter-insurgency and guerrilla warfare. CIJW is one of the premier counter-insurgency training institutions in the world.^[2]

Neighbourhoods

• Silchar
• Army School
• Bhaga Bazar
• Channighat
• Lailapur

Connectivity

Vairengte is connected by road, railways and air to the rest of the country.

See also

• Tourism in North East India
• Religions

Religions in Vairengte
Religion			Percent
Christian			90%
Muslims			5%
Hindus			4%
Others†			1%

References

1. "Accredited Journalists". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. "India takes the fight to guerrillas". Asia Times Online. 2004-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-16.