Mizoram : General Information

The history of Mizoram starts from 18th and 19th century and the chieftains were very powerful at that time. In 1952, the Lushai Hills Autonomous District Council was formed to abolish the chieftainship. The recommendations of the State Reorganization Commission in 1954 did not satisfy the tribal leaders and so the Eastern India Tribal Union was formed in 1955. Another political party Mizo National Front was formed on 22nd October 1961 and the demand for new statehood of Mizoram grew stronger in 1971. The state of Mizoram was formally created on 20th February 1987.

Bordering states/countries:

East	West	North	South
Myanmar	Bangladesh & Tripura	Assam & Manipur	Myanmar

Latitude and Longitude of Mizoram:

Latitude	Longitude
21°58' N to 24°35' N	92°15'E to 93°29'E

Length of Mizoram:

North to South	East to West
277 kms	121 kms

International Borders:

With Myanmar	With Bangladesh
404 kms	318 kms

Inter State Borders:

With Assam	With Tripura	With Manipur
123 kms	66 kms	95 kms

Geographical Area (Sq. Km) : 21,087.

State Capital: Aizawl.

No. of Autonomous District Council: 3.

Districts: 8 (Aizawl, Saiha, Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Kolasib, Champhai, Serchhip and Mamit District).

No. of Sub Division: 23.

No. of R.D. Block: 26.

No. of Inhabited Villages: 830

Highest peak of Mizoram: Phawngpuitlang

Major River: Chhimtuipui, Tlawng, Tut, Tuirial and Tuivawl.

Lake: Palak Lake (30 hectares), Tamdil Lake and Rih Dil Lake.

Major crops: Rice (Jhum, WRC), Maize.

Major plantations: Rubber, Coffee, Tea, Tung Oil.

Fruits/vegetables/spices: Banana, Pineapple, Orange, Passion Fruit, Chillies and Ginger etc.

Major minerals: Coal, Limestone and Natural Gas.

Airports : Lengpui Airport (Aizawl).

Major Language : Mizo and English.

Demographic Profile of Mizoram according to census 2011:

Description	2011	2001
Approximate Population	10.97 Lakhs	8.89 Lakh
Actual Population	1097206	888573
Male	555339	459109
Female	541867	429464
Population Growth	23.48%	29.18%
Percantage of total Population	0.09%	0.09%
Sex Ratio	976	935
Child Sex Ratio	970	964
Density/km2	52	42
Area(Km2)	21081	21081
Total Child Population (0-6 Age)	168531	143734
Male Population (0-6 Age)	85561	73176
Female Population (0-6 Age)	82970	70558
Literacy	91.33 %	88.80 %
Male Literacy	93.35 %	90.72 %
Female Literacy	89.27 %	86.75 %
Total Literate	848175	661445
Male Literate	438529	350105
Female Literate	409646	311340

Source: census2011.co.in

Rural and Urban Population (Male and Female), Population Growth, Sex Ratio, Literates and Literacy rate in Mizoram according to census 2011:

Description	Rural	Urban
Population (%)	47.89 %	52.11 %
Total Population	525,435	571,771
Male Population	269,135	286,204
Female Population	256,300	285,567
Population Growth	17.40 %	29.65 %
Sex Ratio	952	998
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	966	974
Child Population (0-6)	93,384	75,147
Child Percentage (0-6)	17.77 %	13.14 %
Literates	363,334	484,841
Average Literacy	84.10 %	97.63 %
Male Literacy	88.16 %	97.98 %
Female Literacy	75.23 %	97.02 %

Source: census2011.co.in

District wise no. of Households, Total Population (Male, Female, Rural and Urban) of Mizoram as per 2011 Census:

Name	Total/ Rural/ Urban	No. of Household	Total Population	Male	Female
Mamit	Total	17731	86364	44828	41536
	Rural	14539	71465	37135	34330
	Urban	3192	14899	7693	7206
Kolasib	Total	17270	83955	42918	41037
	Rural	7608	37077	19097	17980
	Urban	9662	46878	23821	23057
Aizawl	Total	82524	400309	199270	201039
	Rural	17328	85555	43780	41775
	Urban	65196	314754	155490	159264
Champhai	Total	25520	125745	63388	62357
	Rural	15452	77216	39110	38106
	Urban	10068	48529	24278	24251
Serchhip	Total	12622	64937	32851	32086
	Rural	6331	32918	16643	16275
	Urban	6291	32019	16208	15811
Lunglei	Total	33058	161428	82891	78537
	Rural	18943	92676	47577	45099
	Urban	14115	68752	35314	33438
Lawngtlai	Total	22984	117894	60599	57295
	Rural	19074	97064	49940	47124
	Urban	3910	20830	10659	10171
Saiha	Total	11144	56574	28594	27980
	Rural	6537	31464	15853	15611
	Urban	4607	25110	12741	12369
Mizoram	Total	222853	1097206	555339	541867
	Rural	105812	525435	269135	256300
	Urban	117041	571771	286204	285567

Source: census2011.co.in

District wise Literates by Sex as Per Population of 2011 census in Mizoram:

District/State	Total/Rural/Urban	Literates
District/State	Total/Rural/Urban	Person	Male	Female
Aizawl	Total	340595	169547	171048
	Rural	69775	35914	33861
	Urban	270820	133633	137187
Saiha	Total	42233	21861	20372
	Rural	21963	11529	10434
	Urban	20270	10332	9938
Lunglei	Total	121122	64515	56607
	Rural	62114	34067	28047
	Urban	59008	30448	28560
Lawngtlai	Total	62861	36444	26417
	Rural	45922	27644	18278
	Urban	16939	8800	8139
Kolasib	Total	65895	34147	31748
	Rural	27270	14387	12883
	Urban	38625	19760	18865
Champhai	Total	100802	51440	49362
	Rural	61022	31380	29642
	Urban	39780	20060	19720
Serchhip	Total	54476	27598	26878
	Rural	27094	13747	13347
	Urban	27382	13851	13531
Mamit	Total	60191	32977	27214
	Rural	48174	26732	21442
	Urban	12017	6245	5772
Mizoram	Total	848175	438529	409646
	Rural	363334	195400	167934
	Urban	484841	243129	241712

Source: census2011.co.in

District wise Population, Growth rate, Sex ratio, Literacy rate and Density of Mizoram according to census 2011:

District	Geographical Area (Sq. km.)	Population	Growth Rate (%)	Sex Ratio	Literacy	Density/km
Aizawl	3576	400309	22.92	1009	97.89	112
Lunglei	4538	161428	17.64	947	88.86	36
Champhai	3185	125745	16.01	984	95.91	39
Lawngtlai	2557	117894	60.14	945	65.88	46
Mamit	3025	86364	37.56	927	84.93	29
Kolasib	1382	83955	27.28	956	93.50	61
Serchhip	1421	64937	20.56	977	97.91	46
Saiha	1399	56574	-7.34	979	90.01	40
Mizoram	21081	1097206	23.48	976	91.33	52

Sources : cesus2011.co.in

District wise Scheduled Cast (Male, Female, Rural and Urban) and Scheduled Tribe (Male, Female, Rural and Urban) Population in Mizoram according to Census 2011:

District/ State	Total/ Rural/ Urban	Total Population	Male Population	Female Population	Total SC Population	SC Population Male	SC Population Female	Total ST Population	ST Population Male	ST Population Female
Mamit	Total	86364	44828	41536	51	42	9	82080	42075	40005
	Rural	71465	37135	34330	38	31	7	68096	34999	33097
	Urban	14899	7693	7206	13	11	2	13984	7076	6908
Kolasib	Total	83955	42918	41037	84	59	25	73609	36917	36692
	Rural	37077	19097	17980	17	12	5	32582	16585	15997
	Urban	46878	23821	23057	67	47	20	41027	20332	20695
Aizawl	Total	400309	199270	201039	627	388	239	373542	182517	191025
	Rural	85555	43780	41775	46	36	10	83343	42249	41094
	Urban	314754	155490	159264	581	352	229	290199	140268	149931
Champhai	Total	125745	63388	62357	17	16	1	123466	61954	61512
	Rural	77216	39110	38106	10	9	1	75747	38217	37530
	Urban	48529	24278	24251	7	7	0	47719	23737	23982
Serchhip	Total	64937	32851	32086	32	20	12	62889	31381	31508
	Rural	32918	16643	16275	13	8	5	32474	16368	16106
	Urban	32019	16208	15811	19	12	7	30415	15013	15402
Lunglei	Total	161428	82891	78537	178	125	53	153533	77180	76353
	Rural	92676	47577	45099	65	38	27	91310	46663	44647
	Urban	68752	35314	33438	113	87	26	62223	30517	31706
Lawngtlai	Total	117894	60599	57295	146	105	41	112354	57044	55310
	Rural	97064	49940	47124	97	68	29	92877	47356	45521
	Urban	20830	10659	10171	49	37	12	19477	9688	9789
Saiha	Total	56574	28594	27980	83	52	31	54642	27226	27416
	Rural	31464	15853	15611	12	7	5	31038	15550	15488
	Urban	25110	12741	12369	71	45	26	23604	11676	11928
Mizoram	Total	1097206	555339	541867	1218	807	411	1036115	516294	519821
	Rural	525435	269135	256300	298	209	89	507467	257987	249480
	Urban	571771	286204	285567	920	598	322	528648	258307	270341

Sources : cesus2011.co.in

Year wise Population of Mizoram through Decadal Census:

Year	Male	Female	Total	Decadal variation %
1901	39004	43430	82434	--
1911	43028	48176	91204	(+) 10.64
1921	46652	51754	98406	(+) 7.90
1931	59186	65218	124404	(+) 26.42
1941	73855	78931	152786	(+) 22.81
1951	96136	100066	196202	(+) 28.42
1961	132465	133598	266063	(+) 35.61
1971	170824	161566	332390	(+) 24.93
1981	257239	236518	493757	(+) 48.55
1991	358978	330778	689756	(+) 39.70
2001	459109	429464	888573	(+) 28.82
2011	555339	541867	1097206	(+) 23.48

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2011

Sources : cesus2011.co.in

Number of of Main Workers, Marginal Workers Non-workers and Total Workers in Mizoram according to Census 2011:

Main Worker
Total / Rural / Urban	Total	Male	Female	Cultivator	Agricultural labours	Household industry workers	Other workers
Total	415030	263305	151725	202514	26464	5459	180593
Rural	217824	134888	82936	170274	12448	1556	33546
Urban	197206	128417	68789	32240	14016	3903	147047
Marginal workers
Total / Rural / Urban	Total	Male	Female	Cultivator	Agricultural labours	Household industry workers	Other workers
Total	71675	27435	44240	27089	15323	2393	26870
Rural	34558	10203	24355	21920	6637	946	5055
Urban	37117	17232	19885	5169	8686	1447	21815
Total / Rural / Urban	Non worker				Total worker
Total / Rural / Urban	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total	610501	264599	345902	Total	486705	290740	195965
Rural	273053	124044	149009	Rural	252382	145091	107291
Urban	337448	140555	196893	Urban	234323	145649	88674

Source: Census of India 2011

Salient Feature of Population Census in Mizoram:

Census Year	No. of Households	No. of R.D. Blocks	No. of Villages
Census Year	No. of Households	No. of R.D. Blocks	Total Villages	Inhabited Villages
1951	-	-	-	-
1961	43684	-	743	730
1971	50967	-	230	229
1981	81381	-	736	721
1991	120994	20	785	698
2001	176134	22	817	707
2011	222853	26	830	704

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2015

District-wise Salient Feature of Population Census in Mizoram, Census 2011:

District/ State	No. of Households	No. of R.D. Blocks	No. of Villages
District/ State	No. of Households	No. of R.D. Blocks	Total Villages	Inhabited Villages
Mamit	17731	3	123	86
Kolasib	17270	2	49	34
Aizawl	82524	5	104	94
Champhai	25520	4	90	83
Serchhip	12622	2	40	35
Lunglei	33058	4	195	161
Lawngtlai	22984	4	168	159
Saiha	11144	2	61	52
Mizoram	222853	26	830	704

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2015

District-wise Number of Main Workers, Marginal Workers & Non-Workers, Census 2011:

District/ State	Total/ Rural/ Urban	Main Workers			Marginal Workers			Non-Workers			% of workers to Total Population
District/ State	Total/ Rural/ Urban	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	% of workers to Total Population
Mamit	Total	36185	23226	12959	3154	790	2364	47025	20812	26213	45.55
	Rural	30467	19303	11164	2693	612	2081	38305	17220	21085	38.40
	Urban	5718	3923	1795	461	178	283	8720	3592	5128	7.15
Kolasib	Total	29697	20013	9684	6975	2720	4255	47283	20185	27098	43.68
	Rural	14672	9699	4973	3029	838	2191	19376	8560	10816	21.08
	Urban	15025	10314	4711	3946	1882	2064	27907	11625	16282	22.60
Aizawl	Total	151410	94442	56968	23226	10201	13025	225673	94627	131046	43.63
	Rural	40272	24276	15996	4140	1069	3071	41143	18435	22708	11.10
	Urban	111138	70166	40972	19086	9132	9954	184530	76192	108338	32.53
Champhai	Total	53111	31518	21593	7231	2611	4620	65403	29259	36144	47.99
	Rural	36363	20685	15678	2704	791	1913	38149	17634	20515	31.07
	Urban	16748	10833	5915	4527	1820	2707	27254	11625	15629	16.92
Serchhip	Total	29838	17428	12410	2559	833	1726	32540	14590	17950	49.89
	Rural	16472	9132	7340	1176	350	826	15270	7161	8109	27.18
	Urban	13366	8296	5070	1383	483	900	17270	7429	9841	22.71
Lunglei	Total	62013	40961	21052	16279	5269	11010	83136	36661	46475	48.50
	Rural	38512	24302	14210	11628	3249	8379	42536	20026	22510	31.06
	Urban	23501	16659	6842	4651	2020	2631	40600	16635	23965	17.44
Lawngtlai	Total	38082	25757	12325	7484	2760	4724	72328	32082	40246	38.65
	Rural	32703	21926	10777	6166	1900	4266	58195	26114	32081	32.97
	Urban	5379	3831	1548	1318	860	458	14133	5968	8165	5.68
Saiha	Total	14694	9960	4734	4767	2251	2516	37113	16383	20730	34.40
	Rural	8363	5565	2798	3022	1394	1628	20079	8894	11185	20.12
	Urban	6331	4395	1936	1745	857	888	17034	7489	9545	14.28
Mizoram	Total	415030	263305	151725	71675	27435	44240	610501	264599	345902	44.36
	Rural	217824	134888	82936	34558	10203	24355	273053	124044	149009	23.00
	Urban	197206	128417	68789	37117	17232	19885	337448	140555	196893	21.36

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2015