Key Facts
- A State in Northeastern India.
- The southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States of old Assam: Tripura, Assam, and Manipur.
- Shares a 722-kilometer (449 miles) border with the neighboring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- In 1959, Mizo Hills was devastated by a great famine known in Mizo history as the ‘Mautam Famine.’
- Slash-and-burn jhum, or shifting cultivation, is the most common form of farming.
- Indian citizens require an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to enter Mizoram.
- Approximately 50% of the geographical area of Mizoram is covered by bamboo.
- The Tropic of Cancer runs through the state, nearly at its middle.
- Phawngpui Tlang, also known as the Blue Mountain, situated in the southeast, is the highest peak.
- Mizoram lies in seismic zone V.
- The biggest river in Mizoram is Chhimtuipui, also known as Kaladan (or Kolodyne). It originates in Chin state in Burma, passes through Saiha and Lawngtlai districts in the southern tip of Mizoram, and then flows back into Burma’s Rakhine state.
- Palak Lake is the largest in Mizoram.
| Category | Information |
|---|---|
| State Animal | Serow (Saza) |
| State Bird | Hume’s Bartailed Pheasant (Vavu) |
| State Tree | Mesua Ferrea (Nahar or Herhse) |
| State Flower | Dancing Girl (Aiting) |
| Rivers | Tlawng, Tut (Gutur), Tuirial (Sonai), Tuivawl, Barak, Kolodyne (Chhimtuipui), Karnaphuli (Khawthlang tuipui) |
| Tribes | Chakma, Garo, Hajong, Lakher, Mikir, Synteng |
| Protected Areas | Murlen National Park, Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) National Park, Dampa Tiger Reserve, Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary, Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary, Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary, Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary, Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary, Tokalo Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Caves | Khuangchera Puk, Lamsai Puk, Far Puk, Pukzing Puk, Tluangtea Puk |
| Festivals | Mim Kut, Pawl Kut, Chapchar Kut, Thalfavang Kut |
| Dance Forms | Cheraw, Khuallam, Chheihlam, Chai |
| GI Tags | Mizo Chilli, Pawndum, Ngotekherh, Hmaram, Tawlhlohpuan, Mizo |
