Country India District Kolasib Vehicle registration MZ Population 3,304 (2001) | State Mizoram Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Website mizoram.nic.in Local time Tuesday 9:24 PM | |
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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.
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Map of Bairabi, Mizoram
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, 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 metre 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. 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 :
- Food Corporation of India Godown(F.C.I) Store house of Food Supplies
- Bairabi Thermal Power Station - Heavy Fuel Oil Based producing 22.92MW
- Modern Brick Industry, Bairabi.
- Bairabi Dam.
- Bairabi Sairang Railway line from Bairabi to Sairang, a town near Aizawl is also under construction.