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

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

109720623.4897691.3352

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

5553395418671097206

(+) 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

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

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

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

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

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