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Town · Census 2011 · code 801503

Kolasib 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.
Population24,272people
Households5,142PCA households
Literacy rate97.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,27212,10212,170
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4281,7391,689
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,37510,18210,193
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.75%98.25%97.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople23149
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21,45910,62110,838
Total workersCensus workers9,4045,8913,513
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.74%48.68%28.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5384,9712,567
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,866920946
Non-workerspeople14,8686,2118,657

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9048; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,142 households and 24,272 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.25% for males and 97.25% for females.
  • Of 9,404 workers, 80.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,404123
Agricultural labourers1,2341,028
Household industry workers11867
Other workers4,782648

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
Kolasib (NT)2820190024,272

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.