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district · Census 2011 · code 287

Lawngtlai 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.
Population117,894people
Households22,984PCA households
Literacy rate65.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.65%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople117,89497,06420,830
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds22,98419,0743,910
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–622,48319,3613,122
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%19.07%19.95%14.99%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males945944954
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6967966971
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+62,86145,92216,939
Literacy rate%65.88%59.1%95.66%
Male literacy rate%74.12%68.95%96.97%
Female literacy rate%57.12%48.6%94.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1469749
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople112,35492,87719,477
Total workersCensus workers45,56638,8696,697
Work participation rate%38.65%40.04%32.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months38,08232,7035,379
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months7,4846,1661,318
Non-workerspeople72,32858,19514,133

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 908, 909, 910; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 22,984 households and 117,894 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 17.67% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.33%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.12% for males and 57.12% for females.
  • Of 45,566 workers, 83.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25,4043,785
Agricultural labourers1,4631,690
Household industry workers412201
Other workers10,8031,808

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801518

Lawngtlai

20,830 people within this district · Town