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Town · Census 2011 · code 801512

Serchhip 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.
Population21,158people
Households4,085PCA households
Literacy rate98.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,15810,77710,381
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6641,3631,301
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,1799,2678,912
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+98.3%98.44%98.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople743
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19,7479,70910,038
Total workersCensus workers9,6645,9123,752
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.68%54.86%36.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,5625,5043,058
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,102408694
Non-workerspeople11,4944,8656,629

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9105; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,085 households and 21,158 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.44% for males and 98.15% for females.
  • Of 9,664 workers, 88.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4,189252
Agricultural labourers556175
Household industry workers7219
Other workers3,745656

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
Serchhip (NT)2850191021,158

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.