Serchhip, the smallest district in Mizoram, was raised straight from a development block

Background

Serchhip district came into being on 15th September, 1998. Its total geographical area is 1421 sq.km and the district administration describes it as the smallest district in the state, the 8th among the then eight districts of Mizoram. Its headquarters is Serchhip. It is the only district in Mizoram which was elevated directly from rural development block status to full fledged district; the other newly created districts of Mamit, Kolasib, Champhai and Lawngtlai had been functioning as independent administrative sub-divisions. The district has three sub-divisions, namely Serchhip Sadar, North Vanlaiphai and Thenzawl, two rural development blocks, Serchhip and East Lungdar, and 42 villages. It is bounded by Champhai district in the east, Aizawl in the north and north west and Lunglei district in the south. Its north-south extent is 41 km and its east-west extent is 40 km.