District of Mizoram

Aizawl: 4 lakh people, one story

People
4,00,309
Area
3,576 km²
Literacy
97.89%
Sex ratio
1,009
#1 in MizoramPopulation density: 112 per km². Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MizoramSex ratio: 1,009 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MizoramFemale literacy: 97.67%. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MizoramUrban population: 78.6%. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →

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AizawlMizoram

The history, places and schemes of Aizawl are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Aizawl in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population4 lakh#1/8 in Mizoram
Area3,576 km²#2/8 in Mizoram
Population density112 per km²#1/8 in Mizoram▲ state 52
Sex ratio1,009 females per 1000 males#1/8 in Mizoram▲ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)979 girls per 1000 boys#2/8 in Mizoram▲ state 970
Literacy rate97.89%#2/8 in Mizoram▲ state 91.33
Female literacy97.67%#1/8 in Mizoram▲ state 89.27
Urban population78.6%#1/8 in Mizoram▲ state 52.1

People & society

97.9% can read. 1,009 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
98.193.3
Female literacy
97.789.3
Scheduled Castes
0.20.1
Scheduled Tribes
93.394.4
Living in towns
78.652.1

Gender literacy gap: 0.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 3.3%
  • Muslim 1.3%
  • Christian 94.7%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    29 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.7 lakh workers, 43.6% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 22.5%
    • Farm labourers 6.5%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 69.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 79% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      79.169.1
      Latrine at home
      80.275.4
      Tap water
      55.148.2
      LPG / PNG
      64.143.1
      Phone
      72.859.7
      Television
      58.745.2
      Bicycle
      4.73.5
      Two-wheeler
      16.811.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.