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About Aizawl District
Aizawl is a district in Mizoram, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Aizawl was 400,309 with a growth rate of 22.92%. Aizawl covers 3,576 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Aizawl's population is 1009 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 979 females out of 1000 males.
For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Aizawl, Urban/Rural population of Aizawl, Literacy data of Aizawl and Religion wise data of Aizawl. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Aizawl,Mizoram, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.
Area, population and sex ratio of Aizawl
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Population | 400,309 | Growth (%) | 22.92 |
Male Population | 199,270 | Sex Ratio | 1,009 |
Female Population | 201,039 | Child Sex Ratio | 979 |
Area ( In Km. Square ) | 3,576 |
Aizawl has a total population of 400,309 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 199,270 while the female population 201,039. The state area is 3,576 square kilometers.
In terms of demographic statistics, Aizawl has sex ratio of 1,009 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 979. Aizawl makes up % of India's total population.
Urban/Rural Population of Aizawl
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Urban Population | 314,754 | Rural Population | 85,555 |
Urban Population (%) | 78.63 | Rural Population (%) | 21.37 |
Urban male Population | 155,490 | Rural Male Population | 43,780 |
Urban Female Population | 159,264 | Rural Female Population | 41,775 |
Urban Sex Ratio | 1,024 | Rural Sex Ratio | 954 |
Aizawl urban population is 314,754 (78.63% of the total), while the rural population is 85,555 (21.37% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.
Among the urban population 155,490 are males, and 159,264 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 1,024 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 43,780 are males and 41,775 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 954 females per 1000 males.
Literacy data of Aizawl
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Literate | 340,595 | Literacy (%) | 97.89 |
Male Literate | 169,547 | Male Literacy (%) | 98.11 |
Female Literate | 171,048 | Female Literacy (%) | 97.67 |
Urban Literate | 270,820 | Rural Literate | 69,775 |
Urban Male Literates | 133,633 | Urban Male Literacy (%) | 98.44 |
Rural Male Literates | 35,914 | Rural Male Literacy (%) | 96.89 |
Urban Female Literates | 137,187 | Urban Female Literacy (%) | 98.11 |
Rural Female Literates | 33,861 | Rural Female Literacy (%) | 95.90 |
The literacy data of Aizawl highlights a total literacy rate stands at 97.89% with 340,595 literate individuals. Male literacy is 98.11% while female literacy is lower at 97.67% among them, 169,547 males and 171,048 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.
Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 270,820 people being literate, with men at 98.44% and female at 98.11%, compared to rural areas whereas 69,775 people are literate, with male at 96.89% and female at 95.90%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.
Religion Wise Data of Aizawl
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Hindu | 13,249 | Hindu (%) | 3.31 |
Muslim | 5,264 | Muslim (%) | 1.31 |
Sikh | 105 | Sikh (%) | 0.03 |
Christian | 379,134 | Christian (%) | 94.71 |
Jain | 76 | Jain (%) | 0.02 |
Buddhist | 1,570 | Buddhist (%) | 0.39 |
Other | 505 | Other (%) | 0.13 |
Not Avaiable | 406 | Not Avaiable (%) | 0.10 |
Aizawl population is mostly hindu (3.31%) with a total 13,249 people. Muslim(1.31%) with a total 5,264 people. Sikh are (0.03%) with a total 105 people. Smaller communities include Christian (94.71% with 379,134 people). Jain (0.02% with 76 people) Buddhist (0.39% with 1,570 people) and Other (0.13% with 505 people). Around (0.10% with 406 people) did not specify their religion.