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Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2013-14 to 2022-23:

YearNo of Sericulture VillagesNo of Families engaged in Sericulture activitiesArea under Sericulture Plantation (Ha.)No of Sericulture Govt. Farms
2013-20141765,0581,20717
2014-20151765,0541,49817
2015-20161765,0541,55617
2016-20171763,8801,556.0017
2017-20182095,1351,658.0717
2018-20192095,6512,313.2317
2019-20202095,7512,354.4617
2020-20212095,7512,354.4618
2021-20222114,5462,129.4519
2022-20232114,5462,125.0019

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023 

District wise Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2022-23:

DistrictNo of Sericulture VillagesNo of Families engaged in Sericulture activitiesArea under Sericulture Plantation (Ha.)No of Sericulture Govt. Farms
Mamit35767325.771
Kolasib13440178.064
Aizawl20576235.525
Champhai14338131.922
Serchhip1019385.792
Lunglei491,106702.122
Lawngtlai96626.700
Siaha21400161.871
Saitual1518584.981
Khawzawl1490155.850
Hnahthial1138536.421
Mizoram2114,5462,125.0019

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

District wise Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2020-21 and 2021-22:

DistrictNo. of Sericulture VillageNo. of Families engaged in Sericulture activitiesArea under Sericulture Plantation (Ha)No. of Sericulture Farm
2020-212021-222020-212021-222020-212021-222020-212021-22
Mamit1235472767194.362325.77221
Kolasib1913499440205.288178.06244
Aizawl31201,211576444.596233.09945
Champhai1914651338328.440136.78422
Serchhip1710460193189.82586.60322
Lunglei61491,1031,106435.900703.34412
Lawngtlai11939866164.41526.70900
Siaha221317400131.635161.87411
Saitual1415250185150.00084.98411
Hnahthial811409030.00036.42211
Khawzawl151435038580.000155.80400
Mizoram2092115,7514,5462,354.4612,129.4561819

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram 2022

District wise Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2016-17 and 2017-18:

District/ StateNo. of Sericulture VillageNo. of Families engaged in Sericulture activitiesArea under Sericulture Plantation (Ha)No. of Sericulture Farm
2016-172017-182016-172017-182016-172017-182016-172017-18
Mamit131235227683.02591.53022
Kolasib1419485465108.945113.40044
Aizawl394510091431771.120714.82544
Champhai3234649951145.395233.68522
Serchhip111736739088.29097.60522
Lunglei52698131048263.250334.12522
Lawngtlai131111025754.67540.095--
Saiha229531741.71532.80511
Mizoram176209388051351556.4151658.0701717

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram, 2018

Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2013-14 to 2022-23:

YearProduction of CocoonsSilk Yarn (MT)No of Seeds distributed to farm (in '000)
Mulberry (MT)Muga (lakh)Eri (MT)Oak Tasar (lakh)
2013-2014340.000.315.000.3537.43833
2014-2015351.245.7311.901.0449.78800
2015-2016549.436.9711.000.3263.901,329
2016-2017625.8615.5513.240.9575.851,429
2017-2018707.1731.759.753.4083.60NA
2018-2019735.9240.009.823.5091.9818.43
2019-2020809.13147.069.659.40103.5522.37
2020-2021323.2917.806.550.0243.028.09
2021-2022434.26119.838.021.5258.9813.30
2022-2023604.02209.4113.430.484.0419.73

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

District-wise Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2022-23:

YearProduction of CocoonsSilk Yarn (MT)No of Seeds distributed to farm (in '000)
Mulberry (MT)Muga (lakh)Eri (MT)Oak Tasar (lakh)
Mamit16.4812.27.3807.791.49
Kolasib13.1011.22.8804.270.88
Aizawl118.0821.60.17014.093.09
Champhai67.1612.000.090.47.991.76
Serchhip27.5416.000.0503.510.99
Lunglei198.4232.002.16019.585.29
Lawngtlai13.8913.600.1401.930.65
Siaha078.80.0001.311.97
Saitual393.60.3404.600.97
Khawzawl96.636.810.3301.712.30
Hnahthial13.41.60.18017.260.34
Mizoram604.02209.4113.430.484.0419.73

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

District wise Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2020-21 and 2021-22:

DistrictCocoon ProductionRaw Silk Yarn (MT)
Mulberry (MT)Muga (Lakhs)Eri (MT)Oak Tasar (lakhs)
2020-212021-222020-212021-222020-212021-222020-212021-222020-212021-22
Mamit35.5695.542.151.161.181.830.000.005.09612.49
Kolasib0.000.004.622.491.701.740.000.001.4311.43
Aizawl54.9847.771.4219.160.130.160.000.006.4755.95
Champhai155.1881.217.6511.960.390.141.361.5218.4539.68
Serchhip9.697.381.787.160.002.610.000.001.1893.06
Lunglei64.6549.940.1827.921.381.570.000.008.5987.47
Lawngtlai3.236.510.003.561.770.240.000.001.7801.00
Siaha0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00
Saitual0.0011.290.0035.960.000.190.000.000.0002.05
Hnahthial0.0021.710.005.960.000.220.000.000.0002.78
Khawzawl0.00112.910.004.760.000.030.000.000.00013.10
Mizoram323.29434.2717.80119.846.558.281.361.5243.02259.01

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram 2022

District wise Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2016-17 and 2017-18:

2017-2018
District/ StateProduction of CocoonsRaw Silk Yarn (MT)
Mulberry (MT)Muga (lakh)Eri (MT)Oak Tasar (lakh)
Mamit99.036.341.75-11.95
Kolasib28.287.622.83-5.44
Aizawl226.2912.70097-27.09
Champhai106.07-0.793.4011.83
Serchhip84.863.170.87-8.92
Lunglei127.291.922.05-14.23
Lawngtlai21.21-0.49-2.64
Saiha14.14---1.50
Mizoram707.1731.759.753.4083.60

2016-2017

District/ StateProduction of CocoonsRaw Silk Yarn (MT)
Mulberry (MT)Muga (lakh)Eri (MT)Oak Tasar (lakh)
Mamit87.703.032.38-11.065
Kolasib25.033.643.85-5.734
Aizawl200.206.061.30-21.961
Champhai93.87-1.070.9510.602
Serchhip75.081.521.19-8.772
Lunglei112.600.902.78-13.943
Lawngtlai18.72-0.67-2.480
Saiha12.60---1.480
Mizoram625.8015.1513.240.9576.037

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram, 2018