District of Mizoram

Champhai: 1.3 lakh people, one story

People
1,25,745
Area
3,185 km²
Literacy
95.91%
Sex ratio
984
#1 in MizoramScheduled Tribes: 98.2 % of people. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramSex ratio: 984 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramWorkers in farming: 73.2 % of workers. Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →

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ChamphaiMizoram

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

Champhai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.3 lakh#3/8 in Mizoram
Area3,185 km²#3/8 in Mizoram
Population density39 per km²#6/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52
Sex ratio984 females per 1000 males#2/8 in Mizoram▲ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)971 girls per 1000 boys#4/8 in Mizoram▲ state 970
Literacy rate95.91%#3/8 in Mizoram▲ state 91.33
Female literacy94.59%#3/8 in Mizoram▲ state 89.27
Urban population38.6%#6/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52.1

People & society

95.9% can read. 984 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
97.293.3
Female literacy
94.689.3
Scheduled Castes
0.00.1
Scheduled Tribes
98.294.4
Living in towns
38.652.1

Gender literacy gap: 2.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 0.9%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Christian 98.2%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    60,342 workers, 48.0% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 63.5%
    • Farm labourers 9.6%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 77% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      77.069.1
      Latrine at home
      79.175.4
      Tap water
      55.848.2
      LPG / PNG
      29.343.1
      Phone
      61.259.7
      Television
      43.245.2
      Bicycle
      2.93.5
      Two-wheeler
      10.111.4

      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.