District of Mizoram

Lawngtlai: 1.2 lakh people, one story

People
1,17,894
Area
2,557 km²
Literacy
65.88%
Sex ratio
945
Lowest in MizoramLiteracy rate: 65.88%. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramFemale literacy: 57.12%. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramHomes with electricity (2011): 34.0 % of households. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramPopulation density: 46 per km². Rank 3 of 8 districts.See the numbers →

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LawngtlaiMizoram

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

Lawngtlai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.2 lakh#4/8 in Mizoram
Area2,557 km²#5/8 in Mizoram
Population density46 per km²#3/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52
Sex ratio945 females per 1000 males#7/8 in Mizoram▼ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)967 girls per 1000 boys#5/8 in Mizoram▼ state 970
Literacy rate65.88%#8/8 in Mizoram▼ state 91.33
Female literacy57.12%#8/8 in Mizoram▼ state 89.27
Urban population17.7%#7/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52.1

People & society

65.9% can read. 945 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.193.3
Female literacy
57.189.3
Scheduled Castes
0.10.1
Scheduled Tribes
95.394.4
Living in towns
17.752.1

Gender literacy gap: 17.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.4%
  • Muslim 0.4%
  • Christian 54.2%
  • Buddhist 43.7%
  • Jain 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    45,566 workers, 38.6% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 64.1%
    • Farm labourers 6.9%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 34% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      34.069.1
      Latrine at home
      56.175.4
      Tap water
      28.248.2
      LPG / PNG
      19.143.1
      Phone
      29.059.7
      Television
      24.445.2
      Bicycle
      1.83.5
      Two-wheeler
      2.411.4

      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.