Sangau

Sangau[1] is one of the largest village located in South western part of Lawngtlai district, Mizoram, India. It is located around 229 km from the state capital Aizawl. Sangau is among the tourist attractions of Mizoram due to presence of Phawngpi tlang(Phawngpui) or Blue Mountains, which is the highest mountain peak and with a famous national park in Mizoram. It is sandwiched between Bangladesh and Myanmar. The people of the area are considered to be one of the lost tribes of Israel, thousands of residents have moved to Israel start lives there.

The Sangau village has population of 1272 of which 636 are males while 636 are females as per Population Census 2011. Today, more than 1000 families household residing. In Sangau village population of children with age 0-6 is 282 which makes up 22.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sangau village is 1000 which is higher than Mizoram state average of 976. Child Sex Ratio for the Sangau as per census is 1000, higher than Mizoram average of 970.

Literacy

Sangau village has lower literacy rate compared to Mizoram. In 2011, literacy rate of Sangau village was 82.93 % compared to 91.33 % of Mizoram. In Sangau Male literacy stands at 85.45 % while female literacy rate was 80.40 %.

Administration

Sangau is a sub-divisional headquarters and rural development block within Lawngtlai district in Mizoram. The main officers within Sangau are:

1. Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) or SDO (C)

2. Block Development Officer (BDO)

3. Revenue Officer (RO), LADC

4. Junior Engineer (JE), P&E Dept.

5. Circle Officer (CO), Horticulture Dept.

6. Range Officer (RO), Environment & Forest Dept., Mizoram

7. Range Officer (RO), Environment & Forest Dept., LADC

8. Officer In-charge (OC), Mizoram police

Economy

The main occupation of the people of Sangau is agriculture (the backbone of its economy) having rice as its staple food. Other crops like ginger, sesame, banana, chili, tilt, pine-apple, orange, mango, etc. are also cultivated.