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
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
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
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
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.

List of Tehsils in Aizawl

5

Aibawk

Area: 617 Km2

Population

17,128

Male

8,758%

Females

8,370

Darlawn

Area: 1,037 Km2

Population

26,048

Male

13,377%

Females

12,671

Phullen

Area: 515 Km2

Population

13,303

Male

6,767%

Females

6,536

Thingsulthliah

Area: 874 Km2

Population

32,099

Male

16,098%

Females

16,001

Tlangnuam

Area: 533 Km2

Population

311,731

Male

154,270%

Females

157,461

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