List of districts of Mizoram

The Indian state of Mizoram is divided into 12 districts.

Districts of Mizoram (2021)

Historical Administrative Divisions

Subdivisions of Mizo District in 1961

When Mizoram was a district under Assam it operated under a system of subdivisions. The district was halved into Aizawl and Lunglei.

Districts of Union Territory of Mizoram before the North-East Reorganization Act

Before the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Lunglei was also composed of a Pawi-Lakher Subdivision based on councils.

Districts of Union Territory of Mizoram and subsequent State of Mizoram

When Mizoram became a union territory on 21 January 1972, it was divided into three districts: Aizawl, Lunglei and Chhimtuipui. Later five more districts were carved out of the already existing three districts.^[1]

Administrative structure

A district of Mizoram is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is in charge of the administration in that particular district. He has to perform triple functions as he holds three positions as the deputy commissioner, the district magistrate and the district collector. As a deputy commissioner he is the executive head of the district. The district magistrate is responsible for maintaining the law and order situation in the district. As the collector he is the chief revenue officer responsible for revenue collection and recovery.

A superintendent of police controls the police administration of each district.

A district is divided into one or more subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks.

Districts

Code[2]	District	Headquarters	Headquarters Coordinates	Established	Area	Population 2001[update]	Population 2011	Population Density 2001	Population Density 2011	Map
AI	Aizawl	Aizawl	23.8789° N, 92.8976° E		3,577 km2 (1,381 sq mi)	339,812	400,309	95/km2 (250/sq mi)	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
CH	Champhai	Champhai	23.4566° N, 93.3282° E	1998[3]	3,168 km2 (1,223 sq mi)	101,389	125,745	32/km2 (83/sq mi)	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
HN	Hnahthial	Hnahthial	22.9653° N, 92.9301° E	2019	1,030 km2 (397 sq mi)[4]	NA	28,468	NA	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
KW	Khawzawl	Khawzawl	23.5345° N, 93.1830° E	2019	1152 km2 (444 sq mi)	NA	42,355	NA	36/km2 (95/sq mi)
KO	Kolasib	Kolasib	24.2246° N, 92.6760° E	1998[5]	1,386 km2 (535 sq mi)	60,977	83,955	44/km2 (110/sq mi)	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
LA	Lawngtlai	Lawngtlai	22.5284° N, 92.8926° E		2,519 km2 (973 sq mi)	73,050	117,894	29/km2 (75/sq mi)	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
LU	Lunglei	Lunglei	22.8671° N, 92.7655° E		4,572 km2 (1,765 sq mi)	137,155	161,428	30/km2 (78/sq mi)	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
MA	Mamit	Mamit	23.9294° N, 92.4906° E	1998[6]	2,967 km2 (1,146 sq mi)	62,313	86,364	21/km2 (54/sq mi)	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
SI	Saiha	Siaha	22.4897° N, 92.9793° E	1998	1,414 km2 (546 sq mi)	60,823	56,574	43/km2 (110/sq mi)	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
ST	Saitual	Saitual	23.9704° N, 92.5758° E	2019	NA	NA	63,685	NA	NA
SE	Serchhip	Serchhip	23.3417° N, 92.8502° E	1998	1,424 km2 (550 sq mi)	55,539	64,937	39/km2 (100/sq mi)	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Total					21,087 km2 (8,142 sq mi)	888,573	1,231,714	42/km2 (110/sq mi)	58/km2 (151/sq mi)

Notes: The Government of Mizoram had ordered creation of offices of the Deputy Commissioners of Hnahthial, Saitual and Khawzawl Districts vide a notification dated 3 June 2019, after which the three Districts started becoming operational.^[7]

• Hnahthial, from Lunglei district
• Khawzawl, from Champhai district
• Saitual, from Aizawl district and Champhai district

Proposed districts

• Chawngte, from Lawngtlai district (Area under Chakma Autonomous District Council)
• Sangau, from Lawngtlai district (Area part of Lai Autonomous District Council)
• Sinlung Hills, from Kolasib district and Aizawl district (Area under proposed Sinlung Hills Autonomous District Council)
• Tlabung, from Lunglei district