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

Serchhip is a Notified Town city situated in Serchhip block of Serchhip district. The Serchhip city is divided into 6 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,085 families residing in the Serchhip city. The total population of Serchhip is 21,158 out of which 10,777 are males and 10,381 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Serchhip is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Serchhip city is 2664 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1363 male children and 1301 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Serchhip is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Serchhip is 98.3%. Thus Serchhip has higher literacy rate compared to 97.9% of Serchhip district. The male literacy rate is 98.44% and the female literacy rate is 98.15% in Serchhip.

Serchhip Notified Town has total administration over 4,085 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.

Serchhip Notified Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,664 1,363 1,301
Literacy 98.3% 86% 85.8%
Scheduled Caste 7 4 3
Scheduled Tribe 19,747 9,709 10,038
Illiterate 2,979 1,510 1,469

Caste-wise Population - Serchhip

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.3% of total population in Serchhip.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7 4 3
Schedule Tribe 19,747 9,709 10,038

Religion-wise Population - Serchhip

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Serchhip is 720 which is 3.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Serchhip is 148 which is 0.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Serchhip as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 720 (3.4%) 628 92
Muslim 148 (0.7%) 102 46
Christian 20,194 (95.44%) 9,987 10,207
Sikh 5 (0.02%) 5 0
Buddhist 30 (0.14%) 21 9
Jain 7 (0.03%) 7 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 54 (0.26%) 27 27

Literacy Rate - Serchhip

The total literacy rate of Serchhip was 98.3% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 91.33% of Mizoram. Population-wise, out of total 18,179 literates, males were 9,267 while females were 8,912. Also the male literacy rate was 98.44% and the female literacy rate was 98.15% in Serchhip.

  Serchhip Mizoram
Female 98.15% 89.27%
Male 98.44% 93.35%
Total 98.3% 91.33%

Sex Ratio - Serchhip

The Sex Ratio of Serchhip is 963. Thus per every 1000 men there were 963 females in Serchhip. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Serchhip.

Child Population - Serchhip

According to Census 2011, there were 2,664 children between age 0 to 6 years in Serchhip. Out of which 1,363 were male while 1,301 were female.

Working Population - Serchhip

In Serchhip Notified Town out of total population, 9,664 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,664 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 556 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,562 5,504 3,058
Cultivators 4,189 2,405 1,784
Agriculture Labourer 556 312 244
Household Industries 72 60 12
Other Workers 3,745 2,727 1,018
Marginal Workers 1,102 408 694
Non Working 11,494 4,865 6,629

Serchhip Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Serchhip is further divided into 6 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,398 88.4% 720
2 Ward No - 2 2,287 84.6% 1,037
3 Ward No - 3 1,908 86.4% 959
4 Ward No - 4 5,662 85.8% 1,046
5 Ward No - 5 3,832 85.2% 1,014
6 Ward No - 6 4,071 85.3% 1,002

Reference