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

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District · Mizoram 

# Lawngtlai district

Lawngtlai is a district of Mizoram, 4th of 8 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **117,894 people** in 4 sub-districts, 1 town and 168 villages; 18% lived in towns. The largest town is [Lawngtlai](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/lawngtlai/lawngtlai/) (20,830).

- 117,894people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 1towns
- 65.9%literacy

## Who lives in Lawngtlai?

Lawngtlai had **117,894 people** at the 2011 Census — 10.7% of Mizoram's population and 4th of 8 districts of Mizoram by population. There were 945 women for every 1,000 men (below the Mizoram figure of 976; 7th of 8 districts of Mizoram). Among children under 7 the ratio was 967 girls per 1,000 boys (the Mizoram figure is 970). An average household had 5.1 people, against 4.9 across Mizoram.

## How literate is Lawngtlai?

65.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Mizoram's 91.3%), the lowest of 8 districts of Mizoram. Men were at 74.1% and women at 57.1% — a gap of 17.0 points (it is 4.1 points across Mizoram). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sangau](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/sangau/) (89.0%) and lowest in [Chawngte](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/chawngte/) (46.4%).

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 Lawngtlai do for a living?

38.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 29.8%). Of all workers, 56% farmed their own land, 3% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 24% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 59% of workers here, against 47% across Mizoram. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [S' Bungtlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/s-bungtlang/) (77% of workers in farming) and the least is [Lawngtlai](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/lawngtlai/) (40% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 56 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (24%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

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 Lawngtlai

17.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Mizoram's 52.1%), 7th of 8 districts of Mizoram. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Lawngtlai](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/lawngtlai/lawngtlai/) with 20,830 people, home to 100% 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 Lawngtlai

Lawngtlai had 168 census villages, 159 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 610 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kamlanagar II](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/chawngte/kamlanagar-ii/) (2,714), [Sangau ‘W’](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/sangau/sangau-w/) (2,590), [Kamlanagar III](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/chawngte/kamlanagar-iii/) (2,199), [S.Bungtlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/s-bungtlang/s-bungtlang/) (2,186) and [Lungtian](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/sangau/lungtian/) (1,551).

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 Lawngtlai compared with Mizoram

■ Lawngtlai · ■ Mizoram

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**91.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**970

Working population ****38.6%**

**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 Lawngtlai

Of every 100 households in Lawngtlai in 2011, 40 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lawngtlai · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

Toilet within the home ****67%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

Tap water ****34%**

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

Use banking services ****28%**

Television ****29%**

Mobile phone ****33%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****3%**

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

None of these assets ****47%**

Own their home ****83%**

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 Lawngtlai

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Chawngte](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/chawngte/) 45,307 84 0 

[Lawngtlai](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/lawngtlai/) 38,722 38 1 

[S' Bungtlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/s-bungtlang/) 17,126 27 0 

[Sangau](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lawngtlai/sangau/) 16,739 19 0 

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 Lawngtlai

- Lawngtlai · 20,830

## Largest villages in Lawngtlai

- Kamlanagar II · 2,714
- Sangau ‘W’ · 2,590
- Kamlanagar III · 2,199
- S.Bungtlang · 2,186
- Lungtian · 1,551
- Parva I · 1,516
- Chawngte ‘P’ · 1,443
- Kamlanagar I · 1,415
- Kamalanagar IV · 1,377
- Borapansury I · 1,367
- Pangkhua · 1,350
- Lungpher · 1,295
- Sangau ‘E’ · 1,272
- Sumsilui · 1,267
- Longpuighat · 1,265
- Borapansury II · 1,262
- Vathuampui · 1,254
- Vawmbuk · 1,234
- Karlui · 1,226
- Bualpui NG ‘W’ · 1,207

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 Lawngtlai?4: Chawngte, Lawngtlai, S' Bungtlang, Sangau
- What is the population of Lawngtlai district?117,894 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Lawngtlai?Lawngtlai