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Champhai 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 125,745 people
Households 25,520 PCA households
Literacy rate 95.91% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.99% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 125,745 77,216 48,529 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 25,520 15,452 10,068 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 20,645 13,256 7,389 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.42% 17.17% 15.23% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 984 974 999 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 971 968 976 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 100,802 61,022 39,780 Literacy rate% 95.91% 95.41% 96.69% Male literacy rate% 97.21% 96.93% 97.67% Female literacy rate% 94.59% 93.85% 95.72% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 17 10 7 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 123,466 75,747 47,719 Total workersCensus workers 60,342 39,067 21,275 Work participation rate% 47.99% 50.59% 43.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 53,111 36,363 16,748 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 7,231 2,704 4,527 Non-workerspeople 65,403 38,149 27,254
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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 25,520 households and 125,745 residents. Urban residents made up 38.59% of the population. Rural residents made up 61.41%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.42% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.21% for males and 94.59% for females. Of 60,342 workers, 88.02% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 35,868 2,468 Agricultural labourers 3,698 2,125 Household industry workers 655 325 Other workers 12,890 2,313
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 801510 32,734 people within this district · Town
Census code 801508 11,022 people within this district · Town
Census code 801509 2,496 people within this district · Town
Census code 801511 2,277 people within this district · Town