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Town · Census 2011 · code 801519

Saiha 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.
Population25,110people
Households4,607PCA households
Literacy rate95.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,11012,74112,369
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7961,9891,807
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,27010,3329,938
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.1%96.09%94.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople714526
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople23,60411,67611,928
Total workersCensus workers8,0765,2522,824
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.16%41.22%22.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,3314,3951,936
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,745857888
Non-workerspeople17,0347,4899,545

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9154; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,607 households and 25,110 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.09% for males and 94.09% for females.
  • Of 8,076 workers, 78.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,029421
Agricultural labourers97122
Household industry workers8999
Other workers5,1161,103

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
Saiha (NT)2880192125,110

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.