# Saiha District, Mizoram – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/ District · Mizoram # Saiha district Saiha is a district of Mizoram, the least populous of 8 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **56,574 people** in 2 sub-districts, 1 town and 61 villages; 44% lived in towns. The largest town is [Saiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/saiha/saiha/) (25,110). - 56,574people (2011) - 2sub-districts - 1towns - 90.0%literacy ## Who lives in Saiha? Saiha had **56,574 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.2% of Mizoram's population and the smallest of 8 districts of Mizoram by population. There were 979 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Mizoram figure of 976; 3rd of 8 districts of Mizoram). Among children under 7 the ratio was 932 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 Saiha? 90.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Mizoram's 91.3%), 5th of 8 districts of Mizoram. Men were at 92.6% and women at 87.3% — a gap of 5.3 points (it is 4.1 points across Mizoram). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Saiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/saiha/) (92.3%) and lowest in [Tuipang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/) (86.1%). 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 Saiha do for a living? 34.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.9%). Of all workers, 36% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 37% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 37% of workers here, against 47% across Mizoram. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Tuipang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/) (50% of workers in farming) and the least is [Saiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/saiha/) (29% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (37%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%) 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 Saiha 44.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Mizoram's 52.1%), 4th 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 [Saiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/saiha/saiha/) with 25,110 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 Saiha Saiha had 61 census villages, 52 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 605 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tuipang ‘V’](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/tuipang-v/) (1,655), [Zawngling](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/zawngling/) (1,630), [Chakhang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/chakhang/) (1,333), [Dairy Veng Tuipang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/dairy-veng-tuipang/) (1,120) and [Lungpuk](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/lungpuk/) (1,074). 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 Saiha compared with Mizoram ■ Saiha · ■ Mizoram Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **91.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **970 Working population ****34.4%** **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 Saiha Of every 100 households in Saiha in 2011, 68 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Saiha · ■ Electricity for lighting ****68%** Toilet within the home ****92%** No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** Tap water ****65%** Drinking water within premises ****22%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** Use banking services ****50%** Television ****44%** Mobile phone ****51%** Computer with internet ****2%** Two-wheeler ****3%** Car / jeep / van ****5%** None of these assets ****33%** Own their home ****71%** 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 Saiha Sub-district People Villages Towns [Tuipang](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/tuipang/) 21,043 41 0 [Saiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/saiha/saiha/) 35,531 20 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 Saiha - Saiha · 25,110 ## Largest villages in Saiha - Tuipang ‘V’ · 1,655 - Zawngling · 1,630 - Chakhang · 1,333 - Dairy Veng Tuipang · 1,120 - Lungpuk · 1,074 - Kawlchaw ‘E’ · 1,071 - Phura · 1,068 - Chapui · 1,045 - Laki · 1,012 - Serkawr · 977 - Niawhtlang II · 909 - Tuisih · 878 - Siata · 867 - Chhuarlung I · 851 - Vahai · 826 - Lungbun · 799 - Niawhtlang I · 772 - Zeropoint · 759 - Tuipang ‘L’ · 652 - Khopai · 631 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 Saiha?2: Tuipang, Saiha - What is the population of Saiha district?56,574 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Saiha?Saiha