Aizawl district

District of Mizoram in India

Aizawl district
District of Mizoram
Aizawl district Location in Mizoram
Country	India
State	Mizoram
Headquarters	Aizawl
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Mizoram
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	40
Area
• Total	3,577 km² (1,381 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	400,309
• Density	110/km² (290/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	96.64%
• Sex ratio	1009
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	aizawl.nic.in

Aizawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India.

Geography

Aizawl

Climate chart (explanation)

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
5.9 21 11	27 22 14	78 25 16	158 27 18	247 27 19	477 25 19	276 25 19	305 26 19	285 26 20	240 25 18	40 23 15	7 21 13
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: IMD

Imperial conversion
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0.2 69 53	1 72 56	3.1 78 60	6.2 81 64	9.7 80 65	19 78 67	11 78 67	12 78 67	11 78 67	9.5 76 65	1.6 73 59	0.3 70 55
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Divisions

The district has 5 R.D. Blocks, Aibawk, Darlawn, Phullen, Thingsulthliah and Tlangnuam.

The district has 14 legislative assembly constituencies. These are Tuivawl, Chalfilh, Tawi, Aizawl North 1, Aizawl North 2, Aizawl North 3, Aizawl East 1, Aizawl East 2, Aizawl West 1, Aizawl West 2, Aizawl West 3, Aizawl South 1, Aizawl South 2 and Aizawl South 3.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1971	88,298	—
1981	148,607	+5.34%
1991	235,879	+4.73%
2001	325,676	+3.28%
2011	400,309	+2.08%
source:^[1]

According to the 2011 census Aizawl district has a population of 400,309,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Brunei.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 557th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 113 inhabitants per square kilometre (290/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.07%. Aizawl has a sex ratio of 1009 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 98.5%.^[2]

Religions in Aizawl District
Religion			Percent
Christianity			94.71%
Hinduism			3.31%
Islam			1.31%
Buddhism			0.39%
Others			0.28%

References

^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
^ ^a ^b "Census of India: Search Details - Aizawl". Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Brunei 401,890 July 2011 est.