District of Mizoram

Kolasib: 83,955 people, one story

People
83,955
Area
1,382 km²
Literacy
93.50%
Sex ratio
956
#1 in MizoramChild sex ratio (0–6): 980 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramPopulation density: 61 per km². Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramUrban population: 55.8%. Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramScheduled Tribes: 87.7 % of people. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →

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KolasibMizoram

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

Kolasib in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population83,955#6/8 in Mizoram
Area1,382 km²#8/8 in Mizoram
Population density61 per km²#2/8 in Mizoram▲ state 52
Sex ratio956 females per 1000 males#5/8 in Mizoram▼ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)980 girls per 1000 boys#1/8 in Mizoram▲ state 970
Literacy rate93.50%#4/8 in Mizoram▲ state 91.33
Female literacy92.38%#4/8 in Mizoram▲ state 89.27
Urban population55.8%#2/8 in Mizoram▲ state 52.1

People & society

93.5% can read. 956 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
94.693.3
Female literacy
92.489.3
Scheduled Castes
0.10.1
Scheduled Tribes
87.794.4
Living in towns
55.852.1

Gender literacy gap: 2.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 4.8%
  • Muslim 5.3%
  • Christian 89.6%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    36,672 workers, 43.7% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 49.1%
    • Farm labourers 16.1%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 67% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      67.069.1
      Latrine at home
      75.075.4
      Tap water
      51.848.2
      LPG / PNG
      39.643.1
      Phone
      57.959.7
      Television
      37.845.2
      Bicycle
      5.03.5
      Two-wheeler
      11.211.4

      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.