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Aizawl population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Mizoram, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 400,309 people
Households 82,524 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.89% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.63% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 400,309 85,555 314,754 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 82,524 17,328 65,196 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 52,357 13,178 39,179 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.08% 15.4% 12.45% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,009 954 1,024 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 979 963 985 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 340,595 69,775 270,820 Literacy rate% 97.89% 96.4% 98.27% Male literacy rate% 98.11% 96.89% 98.44% Female literacy rate% 97.67% 95.9% 98.11% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 627 46 581 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 373,542 83,343 290,199 Total workersCensus workers 174,636 44,412 130,224 Work participation rate% 43.63% 51.91% 41.37% Main workersworked at least 6 months 151,410 40,272 111,138 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 23,226 4,140 19,086 Non-workerspeople 225,673 41,143 184,530
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 82,524 households and 400,309 residents. Urban residents made up 78.63% of the population. Rural residents made up 21.37%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.08% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.11% for males and 97.67% for females. Of 174,636 workers, 86.7% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 36,249 3,017 Agricultural labourers 8,176 3,258 Household industry workers 2,429 931 Other workers 104,556 16,020
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801506 293,416 people within this district · Town
Census code 801507 11,619 people within this district · Town
Census code 801505 5,950 people within this district · Town
Census code 801504 3,769 people within this district · Town