Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.

Town · Census 2011 · code 801509

Khawhai 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.
Population2,496people
Households515PCA households
Literacy rate97.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation56.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople2,4961,2631,233
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6329165164
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,1121,0821,030
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.46%98.54%96.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,4791,2551,224
Total workersCensus workers1,408756652
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population56.41%59.86%52.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,365735630
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months432122
Non-workerspeople1,088507581

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9084; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 515 households and 2,496 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.54% for males and 96.35% for females.
  • Of 1,408 workers, 96.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,17930
Agricultural labourers40
Household industry workers601
Other workers12212

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

Using the profile in research

For eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions, read the research guidance.

Source components of this town

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Khawhai (NT)284019072,496

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.