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[[File:Luangpawn 2020.jpg|thumb|Luangpawn Village]]
{{Short description|Village in Mizoram, India}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Luangpawn
| settlement_type = Village
|coordinates = {{coord|23.858444|93.085500|display=title,inline|region:IN-MZ_type:city}}
|coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saitual district|Saitual]]
| subdivision_type3 = Block
| subdivision_name3 = Phullen Block
| population_total = 469
| population_as_of = 2011
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Mizo language|Mizo]], English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| blank_name_sec1 = 2011 census code
| blank_info_sec1 = 271224
}}

'''Luangpawn''' is a village in [[Saitual district]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://s3fc490ca45c00b1249bbe3554a4fdf6fb.s3waas.gov.in/subdivision-blocks/|title=Subdivision & Blocks | Saitual District | India}}</ref> [[Mizoram]], India, under Phullen Block.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3fc490ca45c00b1249bbe3554a4fdf6fb.s3waas.gov.in/subdivision-blocks/ |title=Sub-division and Blocks |website=Government of Mizoram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.viewvillage.in/villages-of-block/phullen-2389 |title=Villages of Phullen Block |website=ViewVillage}}</ref> The village is located on the Mawmrang hill and is surrounded by forested terrain and cliffs. It is connected to nearby settlements and district centers by a road.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022">{{cite book |title=Luangpawn Golden Jubilee Souvenir |chapter=Luangpawn chanchin |author=Hranghlunchhunga |publisher=Luangpawn Golden Jubilee Souvenir Book |year=2022}}</ref>

== History ==
Luangpawn was established in 1893 by Lalbawnga (Bawitlung) and his followers.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref>{{cite book |title=Luangpawn Golden Jubilee Souvenir |chapter=Luangpawn dintu Lalbawnga |author=Lalbuatsaiha |publisher=Luangpawn Golden Jubilee Souvenir Committee |year=2022}}</ref><ref name="Lalkima-2011">{{cite book |title=Luangpawn History |author=H. Lalkima |year=2011}}</ref> The settlement was completed by 1906.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref name="Lalbuatsaiha-2022">{{cite book |title=Luangpawn Golden Jubilee Souvenir |chapter=Luangpawn tobul |author=Lalbuatsaiha |publisher=Luangpawn Golden Jubilee Souvenir Committee |year=2022}}</ref> Lalbawnga was succeeded as chief of Luangpawn by Lalbuaia Sailo, who was appointed in late 1912 at Lalbawnga's request.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref name="Lalbuatsaiha-2022"/>.

During the [[Mizo National Front uprising|Mizo insurgency]] in the late 1960s,<ref>{{cite book |title=The Mizo Uprising |author=J. V. Hluna and Rini Tochhawng |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |year=2013}}</ref> the village was temporarily abandoned, and residents were relocated to [[Phullen]] on 14–15 April 1968. The villagers returned in the early 1970s and re-established Luangpawn as a permanent settlement, with a new Village Council formed on 23 February 1983.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref name="Lalbuatsaiha-2022"/><ref name="Lalkima-2011"/>

The traditional chieftainship system was replaced by the Village Council system in 1954, and Luangpawn has since been administered by an elected Village Council.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref name="Lalkima-2011"/><ref name="Lalbuatsaiha-2022"/>

== Demographics ==
According to the 2011 Census of India, Luangpawn has a population of 469, with a literacy rate of 94.49%. The majority of the population belongs to [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/271224-luangpawn-mizoram.html |title=Luangpawn Village Census 2011 |website=Census2011}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Luangpawn. Jhum (shifting) cultivation is widely practiced, along with small-scale trade and local economic activities.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/>

== Religion ==
Christianity was introduced in Luangpawn in 1908. The Luangpawn [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] Church was established in 1910 and remains the primary [[Christian denomination]] in the village.<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref name="Lalkima-2011"/>

== Education and institutions ==
Luangpawn has government educational institutions, including a primary school, a middle school, and a community run high school. The village also has an Anganwadi Centre and local units of community organizations such as the [[Young Mizo Association]] (YMA) and [[Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl]] (MHIP).<ref name="Hranghlunchhunga-2022"/><ref name="Lalkima-2011"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Mizoram]]

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Davidwez at 14:40, 3 May 2026