District of Mizoram

Lunglei: 1.6 lakh people, one story

People
1,61,428
Area
4,536 km²
Literacy
88.86%
Sex ratio
947
#1 in MizoramArea: 4,536 km². Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramPopulation: 1,61,428. Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramWorkers in farming: 71.7 % of workers. Rank 3 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramPopulation density: 36 per km². Rank 7 of 8.See the numbers →

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LungleiMizoram

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

Lunglei in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.6 lakh#2/8 in Mizoram
Area4,536 km²#1/8 in Mizoram
Population density36 per km²#7/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52
Sex ratio947 females per 1000 males#6/8 in Mizoram▼ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#6/8 in Mizoram▼ state 970
Literacy rate88.86%#6/8 in Mizoram▼ state 91.33
Female literacy85.49%#6/8 in Mizoram▼ state 89.27
Urban population42.6%#5/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52.1

People & society

88.9% can read. 947 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.093.3
Female literacy
85.589.3
Scheduled Castes
0.10.1
Scheduled Tribes
95.194.4
Living in towns
42.652.1

Gender literacy gap: 6.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 3.2%
  • Muslim 0.8%
  • Christian 78.7%
  • Buddhist 17.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    78,292 workers, 48.5% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 58.0%
    • Farm labourers 13.6%
    • Household industry 1.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 68% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      68.069.1
      Latrine at home
      73.675.4
      Tap water
      45.848.2
      LPG / PNG
      36.243.1
      Phone
      55.359.7
      Television
      40.945.2
      Bicycle
      2.63.5
      Two-wheeler
      9.611.4

      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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