Aizawl
District in Mizoram
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Aizawl: 95.6%, 8th highest of 11 districts in Mizoram
MSME Density in Aizawl: 50.6 per 1,000 people, 4th highest of 11 districts in Mizoram
Women Literacy in Aizawl: 98.9%, 2nd highest of 8 districts in Mizoram
Health Insurance in Aizawl: 47.2%, lowest of 8 districts in Mizoram
Aizawl is a district in Mizoram with a population of 4 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 2,120 sq km. Its literacy rate of 98.0% is above the state average of 91.3% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,009 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 976. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Aizawl, 2019–21 to 2023–24
Got worse
Women Overweight or Obese30% → 36%NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 66.5% | 55.8% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 66.1% | 72.9% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 100.0% | 98.9% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 974 | 973 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 62.2% | 53.0% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 86.2 | 83.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 10 | 4.6 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Aizawl district?
Aizawl has a population of 4 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 188 people per sq km across 2,120 sq km.
What is the population of Aizawl in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 4 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Aizawl?
Aizawl has a literacy rate of 98.0% (Census 2011), which is above the Mizoram average of 91.3% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Aizawl compare to Mizoram?
Aizawl is the 1st most populous of 11 districts in Mizoram. Its sex ratio of 1,009 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 976 (Census 2011).
How many children in Aizawl are stunted or underweight?
In Aizawl, 23.1% of children under 5 are stunted, 7.4% wasted and 8.2% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Mizoram average of 26.2% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Aizawl have health insurance?
47.2% of households in Aizawl have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 41.4% in 2019–21. The Mizoram average is 58.5% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Aizawl between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Aizawl improved most in modern contraception (21% to 56%), 4+ antenatal visits (69% to 85%), male hypertension (34% to 18%), and got worse in women overweight or obese (30% to 36%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Aizawl?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.