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Town · Census 2011 · code 801497

Zawlnuam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Mizoram, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population3,733people
Households784PCA households
Literacy rate88.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,7331,9491,784
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6523282241
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,8561,4861,370
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.97%89.14%88.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople211
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,2611,6621,599
Total workersCensus workers1,6981,050648
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.49%53.87%36.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,553994559
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1455689
Non-workerspeople2,0358991,136

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9027; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 784 households and 3,733 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.01% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.14% for males and 88.79% for females.
  • Of 1,698 workers, 91.46% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54378
Agricultural labourers43255
Household industry workers53
Other workers5739

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Zawlnuam (NT)281018963,733

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.