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district · Census 2011 · code 283

Aizawl population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Mizoram, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population400,309people
Households82,524PCA households
Literacy rate97.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.63%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople400,30985,555314,754
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds82,52417,32865,196
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–652,35713,17839,179
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.08%15.4%12.45%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0099541,024
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6979963985
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+340,59569,775270,820
Literacy rate%97.89%96.4%98.27%
Male literacy rate%98.11%96.89%98.44%
Female literacy rate%97.67%95.9%98.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople62746581
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople373,54283,343290,199
Total workersCensus workers174,63644,412130,224
Work participation rate%43.63%51.91%41.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months151,41040,272111,138
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months23,2264,14019,086
Non-workerspeople225,67341,143184,530

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 896, 897, 898; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 82,524 households and 400,309 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 78.63% of this area’s population, compared with 21.37% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.08% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 98.11% and female literacy was 97.67%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 174,636 Census workers, 86.7% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators36,2493,017
Agricultural labourers8,1763,258
Household industry workers2,429931
Other workers104,55616,020

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801506

Aizawl

293,416 people within this district · Town

Census code 801507

Saitual

11,619 people within this district · Town

Census code 801505

Sairang

5,950 people within this district · Town

Census code 801504

Darlawn

3,769 people within this district · Town