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- LGD code
- 271281
- Pincode
- 796261
- Post office
- Saitual
- Population
- 338
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 82.5%
- Sex ratio
- 899 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 159
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Aizawl
- 26 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 481 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sairang · 36 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub-District Hospital,Saitual · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lenchim compares
By population, Lenchim ranks #22 of 23 villages in Phullen mandal.
Literacy rate
%
82.5%
+1.9% vs mandal average
- Lenchim
- 82.5%
- Phullen mandal
- 80.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−57 vs mandal average
- Lenchim
- 899
- Phullen mandal
- 956
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Lenchim
- 4.4
- Phullen mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lenchim at a glance
Lenchim is a village of 338 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Phullen block, Saitual district, Mizoram, the 22nd-largest of 23 villages in Phullen block. Literacy is 83%, 2 points above the block average of 81% and the sex ratio is 899 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Saitual district centre, 36 km from Sairang railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 796261, served by Saitual post office; the LGD village code is 271281. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-District Hospital,Saitual, 10 km away. The village votes in Chalfilh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lalbiakzama. The population is estimated at 399 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lenchim
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAITUAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 93
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 53
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lenchim
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lenchim
- LGD code
- 271281
- Pincode
- 796261
- Post office
- Saitual
- Population (Census 2011)
- 338
- Population (projected 2026)
- 399
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 899
- Literacy rate
- 82.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.59895°N, 92.93129°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mizoram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chalfilh
- Member of Parliament
- Richard Vanlalhmangaiha
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lalbiakzama
- Block / Mandal
- Phullen
Getting there
How to reach Lenchim
Distance to cities · straight line
- Aizawl26 kmcapital
- Kolkata481 km
- Hyderabad1654 km
- Delhi1664 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSairang36 km
- Hospital / PHCSub-District Hospital,Saitual10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India10 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil26 km
- CollegeGovernment Aizawl College25 km
- Police stationKeifang Police Station9 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)