Kolasib Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kolasib, Mizoram - Census 2011

Kolasib is a Notified Town city situated in Bilkhawthlir block of Kolasib district. The Kolasib city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,142 families residing in the Kolasib city. The total population of Kolasib is 24,272 out of which 12,102 are males and 12,170 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolasib is 1,006.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolasib city is 3428 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1739 male children and 1689 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolasib is 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,006).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolasib is 97.8%. Thus Kolasib has higher literacy rate compared to 93.5% of Kolasib district. The male literacy rate is 98.25% and the female literacy rate is 97.25% in Kolasib.

Kolasib Notified Town has total administration over 5,142 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Notified Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kolasib Notified Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kolasib Notified Town.

Total Male Female
Children 3,428 1,739 1,689
Literacy 97.8% 84.1% 83.8%
Scheduled Caste 23 14 9
Scheduled Tribe 21,459 10,621 10,838
Illiterate 3,897 1,920 1,977

Caste-wise Population - Kolasib

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 88.4% of total population in Kolasib.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23 14 9
Schedule Tribe 21,459 10,621 10,838

Religion-wise Population - Kolasib

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kolasib is 1,342 which is 5.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kolasib is 186 which is 0.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kolasib as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,342 (5.53%) 724 618
Muslim 186 (0.77%) 100 86
Christian 22,682 (93.45%) 11,248 11,434
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 15 (0.06%) 6 9
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 20 (0.08%) 12 8
No Religion Specified 27 (0.11%) 12 15

Literacy Rate - Kolasib

The total literacy rate of Kolasib was 97.75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 91.33% of Mizoram. Population-wise, out of total 20,375 literates, males were 10,182 while females were 10,193. Also the male literacy rate was 98.25% and the female literacy rate was 97.25% in Kolasib.

  Kolasib Mizoram
Female 97.25% 89.27%
Male 98.25% 93.35%
Total 97.75% 91.33%

Sex Ratio - Kolasib

The Sex Ratio of Kolasib is 1,006. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,006 females in Kolasib. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,006 ) of Kolasib.

Child Population - Kolasib

According to Census 2011, there were 3,428 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kolasib. Out of which 1,739 were male while 1,689 were female.

Working Population - Kolasib

In Kolasib Notified Town out of total population, 9,404 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,404 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,404 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,234 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,538 4,971 2,567
Cultivators 1,404 880 524
Agriculture Labourer 1,234 824 410
Household Industries 118 87 31
Other Workers 4,782 3,180 1,602
Marginal Workers 1,866 920 946
Non Working 14,868 6,211 8,657

Kolasib Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kolasib is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,543 82.1% 946
2 Ward No - 2 1,763 85.1% 1,129
3 Ward No - 3 3,369 86.2% 1,047
4 Ward No - 4 1,206 83.4% 1,030
5 Ward No - 5 1,381 85.3% 1,046
6 Ward No - 6 4,440 83.7% 1,063
7 Ward No - 7 3,524 85.3% 1,000
8 Ward No - 8 1,704 85.9% 1,038
9 Ward No - 9 1,285 81% 785
10 Ward No - 10 2,057 80.4% 926

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