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

Vairengte is a Notified Town city situated in Bilkhawthlir block of Kolasib district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,931 families residing in the Vairengte city. The total population of Vairengte is 10,554 out of which 5,649 are males and 4,905 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vairengte is 868.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vairengte city is 1441 which is 14% of the total population. There are 716 male children and 725 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vairengte is 1,013 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (868).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vairengte is 94.7%. Thus Vairengte has higher literacy rate compared to 93.5% of Kolasib district. The male literacy rate is 95.24% and the female literacy rate is 94.14% in Vairengte.

Vairengte Notified Town has total administration over 1,931 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.

Vairengte Notified Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,441 716 725
Literacy 94.7% 83.2% 80.2%
Scheduled Caste 26 21 5
Scheduled Tribe 8,550 4,231 4,319
Illiterate 1,921 951 970

Caste-wise Population - Vairengte

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 81% of total population in Vairengte.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26 21 5
Schedule Tribe 8,550 4,231 4,319

Religion-wise Population - Vairengte

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vairengte is 1,102 which is 10.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vairengte is 574 which is 5.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vairengte as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,102 (10.44%) 902 200
Muslim 574 (5.44%) 314 260
Christian 8,814 (83.51%) 4,385 4,429
Sikh 15 (0.14%) 15 0
Buddhist 19 (0.18%) 14 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 9 (0.09%) 3 6
No Religion Specified 21 (0.2%) 16 5

Literacy Rate - Vairengte

The total literacy rate of Vairengte was 94.73% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 91.33% of Mizoram. Population-wise, out of total 8,633 literates, males were 4,698 while females were 3,935. Also the male literacy rate was 95.24% and the female literacy rate was 94.14% in Vairengte.

  Vairengte Mizoram
Female 94.14% 89.27%
Male 95.24% 93.35%
Total 94.73% 91.33%

Sex Ratio - Vairengte

The Sex Ratio of Vairengte is 868. Thus per every 1000 men there were 868 females in Vairengte. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,013 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Vairengte.

Child Population - Vairengte

According to Census 2011, there were 1,441 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vairengte. Out of which 716 were male while 725 were female.

Working Population - Vairengte

In Vairengte Notified Town out of total population, 4,651 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,651 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,449 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 391 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,658 2,874 784
Cultivators 1,449 1,032 417
Agriculture Labourer 391 250 141
Household Industries 40 24 16
Other Workers 1,778 1,568 210
Marginal Workers 993 438 555
Non Working 5,903 2,337 3,566

Vairengte Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vairengte is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,554 81.8% 868

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