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Chawngte Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lawngtlai district, Mizoram

Chawngte Block of Lawngtlai district has total population of 45,307 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 23,457 are males while 21,850 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,829 families residing in Chawngte Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chawngte Block is 931.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chawngte Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 46.4% and the sex ratio of Chawngte Block is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chawngte Block is 8760 which is 19% of the total population. There are 4446 male children and 4314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chawngte Block is 970 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Chawngte Block.

The total literacy rate of Chawngte Block is 46.38%. The male literacy rate is 49% and the female literacy rate is 24.98% in Chawngte Block.

Population
45,307
Families
8,829
Literacy
46.38%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Chawngte Block is further divided into 84 villages.

Chawngte Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chawngte Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,760 4,446 4,314
Literacy 46.38% 49% 24.98%
Scheduled Caste 51 34 17
Scheduled Tribe 44,480 22,807 21,673
Illiterate 28,355 11,963 16,392

Caste-wise Population - Chawngte Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.2% of total population in Chawngte Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 51 34 17
Schedule Tribe 44,480 22,807 21,673

Religion-wise Population - Chawngte Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 669 (1.48%) 535 134
Muslim 102 (0.23%) 76 26
Christian 2,735 (6.04%) 1,403 1,332
Sikh 11 (0.02%) 9 2
Buddhist 41,715 (92.07%) 21,386 20,329
Jain 49 (0.11%) 34 15
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.05%) 12 12

Literacy Rate - Chawngte Block

Average literacy rate of Chawngte Block in 2011 were 46.38% in which, male and female literacy were 60.46% and 31.12% respectively. Total literate in Chawngte Block were 16,952 of which male and female were 11,494 and 5,458 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chawngte Block

The Sex Ratio of Chawngte Block is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Chawngte Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Chawngte Block.

Child Population - Chawngte Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,760 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chawngte Block. Out of which 8,760 were male while 8,760 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chawngte Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chawngte Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chawngte Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 8,760.

Total Urban Rural
Population 45,307 0 45,307
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,760 0 8,760
Schedule Caste 51 0 51
Schedule Tribe 44,480 0 44,480
Literacy 46.38% - 46.38%
Sex Ratio 931 - 931

Working Population - Chawngte Block

In Chawngte Block out of total population, 18,731 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,731 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 589 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,802 10,349 4,453
Cultivators 11,193 7,233 3,960
Agriculture Labourer 589 465 124
Household Industries 63 45 18
Other Workers 2,957 2,606 351
Marginal Workers 3,929 1,048 2,881
Non Working 26,576 12,060 14,516

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