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

Lunglei is a Notified Town city situated in Lunglei block of Lunglei district. The Lunglei city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 11,591 families residing in the Lunglei city. The total population of Lunglei is 57,011 out of which 29,474 are males and 27,537 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lunglei is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lunglei city is 6798 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3514 male children and 3284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lunglei is 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (934).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lunglei is 98.3%. Thus Lunglei has higher literacy rate compared to 88.9% of Lunglei district. The male literacy rate is 98.45% and the female literacy rate is 98.08% in Lunglei.

Lunglei Notified Town has total administration over 11,591 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.

Lunglei Notified Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,798 3,514 3,284
Literacy 98.3% 86.7% 86.4%
Scheduled Caste 101 80 21
Scheduled Tribe 51,397 25,222 26,175
Illiterate 7,666 3,917 3,749

Caste-wise Population - Lunglei

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.2% of total population in Lunglei.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 101 80 21
Schedule Tribe 51,397 25,222 26,175

Religion-wise Population - Lunglei

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lunglei is 3,710 which is 6.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lunglei is 757 which is 1.33% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Lunglei as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,710 (6.51%) 2,984 726
Muslim 757 (1.33%) 570 187
Christian 52,152 (91.48%) 25,677 26,475
Sikh 57 (0.1%) 44 13
Buddhist 272 (0.48%) 162 110
Jain 22 (0.04%) 13 9
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 37 (0.06%) 21 16

Literacy Rate - Lunglei

The total literacy rate of Lunglei was 98.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 91.33% of Mizoram. Population-wise, out of total 49,345 literates, males were 25,557 while females were 23,788. Also the male literacy rate was 98.45% and the female literacy rate was 98.08% in Lunglei.

  Lunglei Mizoram
Female 98.08% 89.27%
Male 98.45% 93.35%
Total 98.27% 91.33%

Sex Ratio - Lunglei

The Sex Ratio of Lunglei is 934. Thus per every 1000 men there were 934 females in Lunglei. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Lunglei.

Child Population - Lunglei

According to Census 2011, there were 6,798 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lunglei. Out of which 3,514 were male while 3,284 were female.

Working Population - Lunglei

In Lunglei Notified Town out of total population, 20,926 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,926 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,092 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,375 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,368 13,889 5,479
Cultivators 2,092 1,302 790
Agriculture Labourer 3,375 2,197 1,178
Household Industries 261 169 92
Other Workers 13,640 10,221 3,419
Marginal Workers 1,558 870 688
Non Working 36,085 14,715 21,370

Lunglei Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Lunglei is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,159 81.7% 1,085
2 Ward No - 2 3,759 85.5% 1,011
3 Ward No - 3 1,988 84.9% 1,117
4 Ward No - 4 3,237 87.3% 979
5 Ward No - 5 4,505 85.7% 1,034
6 Ward No - 6 4,622 87.7% 990
7 Ward No - 7 1,228 87.1% 1,043
8 Ward No - 8 551 81.5% 744
9 Ward No - 9 1,520 87.2% 1,046
10 Ward No - 10 2,762 87.1% 1,057
11 Ward No - 11 2,891 89.9% 666
12 Ward No - 12 2,958 89.5% 522
13 Ward No - 13 5,391 89% 957
14 Ward No - 14 1,837 86.7% 971
15 Ward No - 15 1,669 85.6% 1,040
16 Ward No - 16 3,604 83.7% 980
17 Ward No - 17 4,108 86.1% 749
18 Ward No - 18 1,865 83.4% 965
19 Ward No - 19 880 86.5% 1,095
20 Ward No - 20 1,988 85.2% 1,041
21 Ward No - 21 723 84% 1,003
22 Ward No - 22 600 80.7% 887
23 Ward No - 23 3,166 87.8% 1,031

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