# Aizawl District, Mizoram – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Mizoram 

# Aizawl district

Aizawl is a district of Mizoram, the most populous of 8 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **400,309 people** in 5 sub-districts, 4 towns and 104 villages; 79% lived in towns. The largest town is [Aizawl](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/tlangnuam/aizawl/) (293,416).

- 400,309people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 4towns
- 97.9%literacy

## Who lives in Aizawl?

Aizawl had **400,309 people** at the 2011 Census — 36.5% of Mizoram's population and the largest of 8 districts of Mizoram by population. There were 1,009 women for every 1,000 men (above the Mizoram figure of 976; the highest of 8 districts of Mizoram). Among children under 7 the ratio was 979 girls per 1,000 boys (the Mizoram figure is 970). An average household had 4.9 people, against 4.9 across Mizoram.

## How literate is Aizawl?

97.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Mizoram's 91.3%), 2nd of 8 districts of Mizoram. Men were at 98.1% and women at 97.7% — a gap of 0.4 points (it is 4.1 points across Mizoram). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Tlangnuam](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/tlangnuam/) (98.3%) and lowest in [Darlawn](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/darlawn/) (95.1%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Aizawl do for a living?

43.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 34.8%). Of all workers, 21% farmed their own land, 5% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 60% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 13% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 25% of workers here, against 47% across Mizoram. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Darlawn](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/darlawn/) (76% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tlangnuam](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/tlangnuam/) (9% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 21 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (60%) · **■** Marginal 13 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Aizawl

78.6% of people lived in towns and cities (above Mizoram's 52.1%), the most urban of 8 districts of Mizoram. The Census counted 4 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Aizawl](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/tlangnuam/aizawl/) with 293,416 people, home to 93% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Aizawl

Aizawl had 104 census villages, 94 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 910 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sihphir](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/tlangnuam/sihphir/) (6,528), [Thingsulthliah](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/thingsulthliah/thingsulthliah/) (3,402), [Sesawng](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/thingsulthliah/sesawng/) (2,722), [Tlungvel](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/thingsulthliah/tlungvel/) (2,529) and [Lower Sakawrdai](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/darlawn/lower-sakawrdai/) (2,505).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Aizawl compared with Mizoram

■ Aizawl · ■ Mizoram

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**91.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**970

Working population ****43.6%**

**44.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Aizawl

Of every 100 households in Aizawl in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Aizawl · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

Toilet within the home ****99%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

Tap water ****68%**

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

Use banking services ****67%**

Television ****72%**

Mobile phone ****88%**

Computer with internet ****5%**

Two-wheeler ****21%**

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

None of these assets ****6%**

Own their home ****50%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Aizawl

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Darlawn](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/darlawn/) 26,048 32 1 

[Phullen](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/phullen/) 13,303 12 0 

[Aibawk](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/aibawk/) 17,128 25 0 

[Tlangnuam](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/tlangnuam/) 311,731 12 2 

[Thingsulthliah](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/aizawl/thingsulthliah/) 32,099 23 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Aizawl

- Aizawl · 293,416
- Saitual · 11,619
- Sairang · 5,950
- Darlawn · 3,769

## Largest villages in Aizawl

- Sihphir · 6,528
- Thingsulthliah · 3,402
- Sesawng · 2,722
- Tlungvel · 2,529
- Lower Sakawrdai · 2,505
- Seling · 2,289
- Ratu · 2,176
- Phuaibuang · 2,134
- Khawruhlian · 2,111
- Phullen · 1,911
- Sialsuk · 1,881
- Khawlian · 1,804
- Suangpuilawn · 1,724
- Thingsul Tlangnuam · 1,587
- Khanpui · 1,499
- Sawleng · 1,452
- Zohmun · 1,399
- Falkawn · 1,339
- Aibawk · 1,325
- Samlukhai · 1,278

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Aizawl?5: Darlawn, Phullen, Aibawk, Tlangnuam, Thingsulthliah
- What is the population of Aizawl district?400,309 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Aizawl?Aizawl