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About Serchhip District

Serchhip is a district in Mizoram , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Serchhip was 64,937 with a growth rate of 20.56%. Serchhip covers 1,421 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Serchhip's population is 977 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 949 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Serchhip, Urban/Rural population of Serchhip, Literacy data of Serchhip and Religion wise data of Serchhip. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Serchhip,Mizoram, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Serchhip

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 64,937 Growth (%) 20.56
Male Population 32,851 Sex Ratio 977
Female Population 32,086 Child Sex Ratio 949
Area ( In Km. Square ) 1,421

Serchhip has a total population of 64,937 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 32,851 while the female population 32,086. The state area is 1,421 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Serchhip has sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 949 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Serchhip

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 32,019 Rural Population 32,918
Urban Population (%) 49.31 Rural Population (%) 50.69
Urban male Population 16,208 Rural Male Population 16,643
Urban Female Population 15,811 Rural Female Population 16,275
Urban Sex Ratio 976 Rural Sex Ratio 978

Serchhip urban population is 32,019 (49.31% of the total), while the rural population is 32,918 (50.69% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 20.56% overall.

Among the urban population 16,208 are males, and 15,811 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 16,643 are males and 16,275 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Serchhip

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 54,476 Literacy (%) 97.91
Male Literate 27,598 Male Literacy (%) 98.28
Female Literate 26,878 Female Literacy (%) 97.53
Urban Literate 27,382 Rural Literate 27,094
Urban Male Literates 13,851 Urban Male Literacy (%) 98.30
Rural Male Literates 13,747 Rural Male Literacy (%) 98.27
Urban Female Literates 13,531 Urban Female Literacy (%) 98.17
Rural Female Literates 13,347 Rural Female Literacy (%) 96.89

The literacy data of Serchhip highlights a total literacy rate stands at 97.91% with 54,476 literate individuals. Male literacy is 98.28% while female literacy is lower at 97.53% among them, 27,598 males and 26,878 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 27,382 people being literate, with men at 98.30% and female at 98.17%, compared to rural areas whereas 27,094 people are literate, with male at 98.27% and female at 96.89%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Serchhip

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 991 Hindu (%) 1.53
Muslim 335 Muslim (%) 0.52
Sikh 6 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 63,444 Christian (%) 97.70
Jain 9 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 60 Buddhist (%) 0.09
Other 35 Other (%) 0.05
Not Avaiable 57 Not Avaiable (%) 0.09

Serchhip population is mostly hindu (1.53%) with a total 991 people. Muslim(0.52%) with a total 335 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 6 people. Smaller communities include Christian (97.70% with 63,444 people). Jain (0.01% with 9 people) Buddhist (0.09% with 60 people) and Other (0.05% with 35 people). Around (0.09% with 57 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Serchhip.

List of Tehsils in Serchhip

3

East Lungdar

Area: 623 Km2

Population

14,897

Male

7,547%

Females

7,350

Serchhip

Area: 799 Km2

Population

44,242

Male

22,383%

Females

21,859

Thingsulthliah

Area: - Km2

Population

5,798

Male

2,921%

Females

2,877

Common questions about Serchhip

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Serchhip district had a population of 64,937. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Serchhip is divided into 3 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Serchhip is 977 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Serchhip is 949 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Serchhip is 97.91 per cent. That works out to 54,476 literate people.

Serchhip covers an area of 1,421 square kilometres.

32,918 people in Serchhip live in rural areas and 32,019 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Serchhip grew by 20.56 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Serchhip is a district of Mizoram. You can open Mizoram from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.