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district · Census 2011 · code 288

Saiha 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.
Population56,574people
Households11,144PCA households
Literacy rate90.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.4%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople56,57431,46425,110
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds11,1446,5374,607
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,6535,8573,796
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.06%18.61%15.12%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males979985971
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6932947908
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,23321,96320,270
Literacy rate%90.01%85.77%95.1%
Male literacy rate%92.64%89.75%96.09%
Female literacy rate%87.34%81.76%94.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople831271
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople54,64231,03823,604
Total workersCensus workers19,46111,3858,076
Work participation rate%34.4%36.18%32.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,6948,3636,331
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,7673,0221,745
Non-workerspeople37,11320,07917,034

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 911, 912, 913; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 11,144 households and 56,574 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 44.38% of this area’s population, compared with 55.62% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.06% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 92.64% and female literacy was 87.34%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 19,461 Census workers, 75.5% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7,0641,844
Agricultural labourers192765
Household industry workers153160
Other workers7,2851,998

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

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Census code 801519

Saiha

25,110 people within this district · Town