Lunglei
District in Mizoram
Population
1.4 Lakh
State: 11 Lakh
Area
3,544 km²
Literacy Rate
73.6%
State: 77.3%
Sex Ratio
937
State: 976
Density
38 /km²
State: 54 /km²
Lunglei is a district in Mizoram with a population of 1.4 Lakh spread across 3,544 sq km. Its literacy rate of 73.6% is below the state average of 77.3% and above the national average of 63.0%. 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 area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
38 /km²
▼
54 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
937
▼
976
943
Literacy Rate
73.6%
▼
77.3%
63.0%
SC Population
0.1%
▲
0.1%
16.6%
ST Population
94.4%
▼
94.4%
8.7%
Worker Participation
43.7%
▼
44.4%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
26.5%
▼
29.4%
33.2%
Child Wasting
9.5%
▼
9.9%
18.4%
Underweight Children
11.1%
▼
13.0%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
45.7%
▲
45.5%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
34.9%
▲
34.7%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
73.8%
▼
75.7%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
82.7%
▼
85.8%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
95.6%
▲
95.4%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
79.9%
▼
81.1%
54.6%
Health Insurance
46.5%
▼
50.4%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
96.0%
▲
95.8%
93.6%
Electricity Access
98.0%
▼
98.2%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
4.8%
▼
9.4%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
3.8%
▼
4.6%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
6.8%
▲
4.3%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
17.9%
▲
14.0%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
25.8 per 1k pop
▼
97.5 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
3.5k
▼
5.6k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
23.2%
▼
23.4%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
339 per lakh
▼
3189 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
5.5%
▲
2.9%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.75
▲
0.51
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
9.0 per lakh
▼
12.4 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
0.0 per lakh
▼
1.0 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.52
—
0.52
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 69,851 | 50,485.364 | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 27,676 | 20,259.364 | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 53,730 | 39,866.273 | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 10,854 | 7,778.273 | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 118 | 73.4 | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 64,357 | 46,935.818 | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 36,568 | 26,430.909 | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 16,858 | 11,054.364 | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 3,629 | 1,509.182 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 13,322 | 11,090.636 | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 937.195 | 969.799 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 954.671 | 973.274 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 6.8 | 4.3 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 17.9 | 14.0 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres ~ | 3 | 9 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools ~ | 154 | 114.091 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking ~ | 4 | 4.6 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 26.5% | 29.4% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 9.5% | 9.9% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 11.1% | 13.0% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 45.7% | 45.5% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 34.9% | 34.7% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 73.8% | 75.7% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 82.7% | 85.8% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 95.6% | 95.4% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 79.9% | 81.1% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 46.5% | 50.4% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 96.0% | 95.8% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 98.0% | 98.2% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 99.0% | 99.0% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 91.6% | 94.0% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 46.3% | 47.0% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 4.8% | 9.4% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 3.8% | 4.6% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 91.4% | 89.9% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 56.7% | 56.8% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 5.4% | 9.1% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | — | 68.5% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | — | 74.7% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 20.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 17.1% | 14.8% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 75.0% | 74.3% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 339.209 | 3,188.882 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 5.5% | 2.9% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 2.0% | 7.7% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 459 | 1,801.333 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 15.7% | 10.4% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | — | 46.3% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 85.1 | 84.0 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | — | — | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 50.6% | 53.4% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 4.9% | 6.6% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | — | — | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | 1.9 | 3.9 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 117.134 | 211.774 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | — | — | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | — | — | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 25.8 | 97.5 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 3,497 | 5,607.636 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 23.2% | 23.4% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 9 | 12.4 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | — | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | — | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | — | 18.3 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | — | 1 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | — | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 10 | 13.7 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh ~ | 1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | — | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
~ 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, with a density of 38 people per sq km across 3,544 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Lunglei?
Lunglei has a literacy rate of 73.6%, which is below the Mizoram average of 77.3% and above the national average of 63.0%.
How does Lunglei compare to Mizoram?
Lunglei has a sex ratio of 937 (below state average of 976) and a literacy rate of 73.6% (below state average of 77.3%).
What data sources are used for Lunglei?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)