Mamit
District in Mizoram
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Mamit: 120.0%, 4th highest of 11 districts in Mizoram
MSME Density in Mamit: 16.4 per 1,000 people, 9th highest of 11 districts in Mizoram
Women Literacy in Mamit: 89.6%, 2nd lowest of 8 districts in Mizoram
Health Insurance in Mamit: 59.5%, 5th highest of 8 districts in Mizoram
Mamit is a district in Mizoram with a population of 86.4k (Census 2011) spread across 2,930 sq km. Its literacy rate of 84.9% is below the state average of 91.3% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 927 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 976.
Demographics
What changed in Mamit, 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
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 41.5% | 55.8% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 82.2% | 72.9% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 95.8% | 98.9% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 979 | 973 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 34.0% | 53.0% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 81.1 | 83.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | — | 10.7 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking | 5 | 4.6 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Mamit district?
Mamit has a population of 86.4k according to the Census 2011, with a density of 29 people per sq km across 2,930 sq km.
What is the population of Mamit in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 86.4k. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Mamit?
Mamit has a literacy rate of 84.9% (Census 2011), which is below the Mizoram average of 91.3% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Mamit compare to Mizoram?
Mamit is the 4th most populous of 11 districts in Mizoram. Its sex ratio of 927 females per 1,000 males is below the state average of 976 (Census 2011).
How many children in Mamit are stunted or underweight?
In Mamit, 41.2% of children under 5 are stunted, 19.1% wasted and 40.2% 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 Mamit have health insurance?
59.5% of households in Mamit have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), down from 65.2% in 2019–21. The Mizoram average is 58.5% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Mamit between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Mamit improved most in women internet use (53% to 76%), modern contraception (41% to 59%), women owning a mobile phone (72% to 86%), and got worse in child underweight (14% to 40%), child stunting (26% to 41%), child wasting (7% to 19%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Mamit?
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.