# Bairabi, Kolasib (Mizoram) – Town Population, History & Wards

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Town · Kolasib, Mizoram 

# Bairabi

Bairabi is a town in Bilkhawthlir sub-district of Kolasib district, Mizoram (NT). The 2011 Census counted **4,320 people** in 863 households. Literacy was 90.8%.

- 4,320people (2011)
- 863households
- 90.8%literacy
- 2census wards

## Population of Bairabi

■ Bairabi · ■ Kolasib urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**96.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**987

Working population ****32.9%**

**40.5%

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 Bairabi

Of every 100 households in Bairabi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bairabi · ■ Kolasib urban average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**3%

Tap water ****84%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**67%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**29%

Use banking services ****21%**

**55%

Television ****44%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

Own their home ****65%**

**59%

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

## What people in Bairabi work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 390 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 481 (34%) · **■** Marginal 549 (39%)

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

## How has the population of Bairabi changed?

From 2,421 in 1991 to 4,320 in 2011.

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Bairabi in numbers and road distances

- Density674 per km²
- Annual rainfall40 mm
- Temperature range20 °C to 35 °C

### Road distances

- Aizawl (state capital)166 km by road
- Kolasib (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kolasib (city of 1 lakh+)26 km by road
- Silchar (city of 5 lakh+)63 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Bairabi

### Civic services

- Pucca roads117 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets782
- Water storage340 kl
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes634
- Electricity — industry2

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 1 beds · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools4 govt · 4 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt

**Main manufactured goods:** brick.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Bairabi ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/kolasib/bilkhawthlir/bairabi/ward-1/) 3,804 759 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/kolasib/bilkhawthlir/bairabi/ward-2/) 516 104 

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

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bairabi?4,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairabi in?Kolasib district, Mizoram
- What was the population of Bairabi in 1991?2,421
- How many wards does Bairabi have?2 census wards (2011)