Lunglei
District in Mizoram
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Lunglei: 59.3%, lowest of 11 districts in Mizoram
MSME Density in Lunglei: 25.8 per 1,000 people, 8th highest of 11 districts in Mizoram
Women Literacy in Lunglei: 91.6%, 6th highest of 8 districts in Mizoram
Health Insurance in Lunglei: 75.6%, highest of 8 districts in Mizoram
Lunglei is a district in Mizoram with a population of 1.4 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 3,544 sq km. Its literacy rate of 87.3% is below the state average of 91.3% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 937 females per 1,000 males, below 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 Lunglei, 2019–21 to 2023–24
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 | 56.8% | 55.8% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 76.9% | 72.9% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 97.0% | 98.9% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 955 | 973 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 50.6% | 53.0% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 85.1 | 83.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 15.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 4 | 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 Lunglei district?
Lunglei has a population of 1.4 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 38 people per sq km across 3,544 sq km.
What is the population of Lunglei in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 1.4 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Lunglei?
Lunglei has a literacy rate of 87.3% (Census 2011), which is below the Mizoram average of 91.3% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Lunglei compare to Mizoram?
Lunglei is the 2nd most populous of 11 districts in Mizoram. Its sex ratio of 937 females per 1,000 males is below the state average of 976 (Census 2011).
How many children in Lunglei are stunted or underweight?
In Lunglei, 24.5% of children under 5 are stunted, 7.4% wasted and 16.6% 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 Lunglei have health insurance?
75.6% of households in Lunglei have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 48.9% in 2019–21. The Mizoram average is 58.5% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Lunglei between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Lunglei improved most in modern contraception (33% to 67%), health insurance (49% to 76%), women internet use (56% to 79%), and got worse in women hypertension (14% to 22%), child underweight (11% to 17%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Lunglei?
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.