Baktawngबकतौंग
Home of the family of Ziona Chana, 38 wives and 89 children under one four-storey roof.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereSerchhip, Mizoram
Champhai plateau
Champhai plateau
Kind of placeVillages & Hidden Gems
Best time to visit15 October to 31 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Height1100 m above sea level
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyBaktawng Tlangnuam, Serchhip
EntryFree · the house is a private home, look from outside
About Baktawng
The village of the family of Ziona Chana, who had 38 wives and 89 children and was described as the head of the largest family in the world when he died in June 2021. The family still lives in Chhuan Thar Run, the four-storey house with around a hundred rooms, and the sect he led still runs the village. Visitors can look from outside and are usually welcomed politely; it is a home, not a museum.
What to see and do
- Chhuan Thar Run, the four-storey family house
- The village of the Chana community
- On the Aizawl to Serchhip road
- Chhingpuii Thlan a few km on
Part of Patkai, Naga and Mizo Hills.
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More places in Serchhip
- Chhingpuii ThlanSerchhip, Mizoram · Monuments & HeritageA roadside memorial to Chhingpuii, killed in the chiefs war of the 1880s. A few minutes, worth them.
- SerchhipSerchhip, Mizoram · Villages & Hidden GemsThe district town on the Lunglei road, ridge above the Mat, junction for Thenzawl.
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- Tuirihiau FallsSerchhip, Mizoram · WaterfallsThe small fall near Thenzawl you can stand behind. Pair it with Vantawng.
- Vantawng FallsSerchhip, Mizoram · WaterfallsThe highest fall in Mizoram, 229 m into a gorge you view from across. Full from July to November.
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