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district · Census 2011 · code 284

Champhai 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.
Population125,745people
Households25,520PCA households
Literacy rate95.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.99%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople125,74577,21648,529
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds25,52015,45210,068
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–620,64513,2567,389
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.42%17.17%15.23%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males984974999
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6971968976
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+100,80261,02239,780
Literacy rate%95.91%95.41%96.69%
Male literacy rate%97.21%96.93%97.67%
Female literacy rate%94.59%93.85%95.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople17107
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople123,46675,74747,719
Total workersCensus workers60,34239,06721,275
Work participation rate%47.99%50.59%43.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months53,11136,36316,748
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months7,2312,7044,527
Non-workerspeople65,40338,14927,254

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 899, 900, 901; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 25,520 households and 125,745 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 38.59% of this area’s population, compared with 61.41% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.42% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 97.21% and female literacy was 94.59%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 60,342 Census workers, 88.02% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators35,8682,468
Agricultural labourers3,6982,125
Household industry workers655325
Other workers12,8902,313

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 801510

Champhai

32,734 people within this district · Town

Census code 801508

Khawzawl

11,022 people within this district · Town

Census code 801509

Khawhai

2,496 people within this district · Town

Census code 801511

Biate

2,277 people within this district · Town