District of Mizoram

Serchhip: 64,937 people, one story

People
64,937
Area
1,421 km²
Literacy
97.91%
Sex ratio
977
#1 in MizoramLiteracy rate: 97.91%. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MizoramHousehold industry workers: 2.9 % of workers. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MizoramHomes with electricity (2011): 79.5 % of households. Rank 1 of 8 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MizoramFemale literacy: 97.53%. Rank 2 of 8 districts.See the numbers →

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SerchhipMizoram

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

Serchhip in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population64,937#7/8 in Mizoram
Area1,421 km²#6/8 in Mizoram
Population density46 per km²#4/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52
Sex ratio977 females per 1000 males#4/8 in Mizoram▲ state 976
Child sex ratio (0–6)949 girls per 1000 boys#7/8 in Mizoram▼ state 970
Literacy rate97.91%#1/8 in Mizoram▲ state 91.33
Female literacy97.53%#2/8 in Mizoram▲ state 89.27
Urban population49.3%#3/8 in Mizoram▼ state 52.1

People & society

97.9% can read. 977 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
98.393.3
Female literacy
97.589.3
Scheduled Castes
0.00.1
Scheduled Tribes
96.894.4
Living in towns
49.352.1

Gender literacy gap: 0.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.5%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 97.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    32,397 workers, 49.9% of all people

    This district
    Mizoram
    • Cultivators 67.3%
    • Farm labourers 4.0%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 80% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      79.569.1
      Latrine at home
      79.575.4
      Tap water
      54.648.2
      LPG / PNG
      35.643.1
      Phone
      65.859.7
      Television
      45.545.2
      Bicycle
      3.13.5
      Two-wheeler
      11.111.4

      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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