District of Mizoram

Saiha: 56,574 people, one story

People
56,574
Area
1,399 km²
Literacy
90.01%
Sex ratio
979
Top 3 in MizoramScheduled Castes: 0.1 % of people. Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramChild sex ratio (0–6): 932 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →Lowest in MizoramPopulation: 56,574. Rank 8 of 8.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramSex ratio: 979 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 8 districts.See the numbers →

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SaihaMizoram

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

Saiha in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population56,574#8/8 in Mizoram
Area1,399 km²#7/8 in Mizoram
Population density40 per km²#5/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52
Sex ratio979 females per 1000 males#3/8 in Mizoram▲ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#8/8 in Mizoram▼ state 970
Literacy rate90.01%#5/8 in Mizoram▼ state 91.33
Female literacy87.34%#5/8 in Mizoram▼ state 89.27
Urban population44.4%#4/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52.1

People & society

90.0% can read. 979 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.693.3
Female literacy
87.389.3
Scheduled Castes
0.10.1
Scheduled Tribes
96.694.4
Living in towns
44.452.1

Gender literacy gap: 5.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.6%
  • Muslim 0.9%
  • Christian 97.2%
  • Buddhist 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    51 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    19,461 workers, 34.4% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 45.8%
    • Farm labourers 4.9%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 47.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.769.1
      Latrine at home
      77.875.4
      Tap water
      55.148.2
      LPG / PNG
      37.343.1
      Phone
      45.759.7
      Television
      37.445.2
      Bicycle
      1.13.5
      Two-wheeler
      2.611.4

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.