Bairabi

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Bairabi
city
Bairabi is located in Mizoram
Bairabi
Bairabi
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Country India
State Mizoram
District Kolasib
Population (2001)
 • Total 3,304
Languages
 • Official Mizo
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Bairabi is a census town in Kolasib district in the state of Mizoram, India. It is also the railhead of Mizoram, 117 km from the Capital, Aizawl.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Bairabi had a population of 3304. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bairabi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 19% of the population is under age six.

Connectivity

Bairabi is one of the railhead of Mizoram, connected with a broad gauge line. Katakhal-Bairabi meter gauge track was converted to broad gauge under the project Unigauge, having got the status of national project, it was fast tracked and completed on 21 March, 2016.[2] On completion this will be extended to Sairang. The Bairabi-Sairang (Sihhmui) railway line will cover 40 km within Kolasib district and 11 km within Aizawl district.

Economy

The main employers in Bairabi besides Agriculture are :

  1. Food Corporation of India Godown(F.C.I) Store house of Food Supplies[3]
  2. Bairabi Thermal Power Station - Heavy Fuel Oil Based producing 22.92MW[4]
  3. Modern Brick Industry, Bairabi.[5]
  4. Bairabi Dam.[6]
  5. Bairabi Sairang Railway line from Bairabi to Sairang, a town near Aizawl is also under construction.[7]

References

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  2. ↑ Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years Indian Express, Retrieved 21 March, 2016.
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