Saiha
District in Mizoram
Population
56.6k
State: 11 Lakh
Area
1,473 km²
Literacy Rate
74.7%
State: 77.3%
Sex Ratio
979
State: 976
Density
38 /km²
State: 54 /km²
Saiha is a district in Mizoram with a population of 56.6k spread across 1,473 sq km. Its literacy rate of 74.7% is below the state average of 77.3% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 979 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 976.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
38 /km²
▼
54 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
979
▲
976
943
Literacy Rate
74.7%
▼
77.3%
63.0%
SC Population
0.1%
▲
0.1%
16.6%
ST Population
96.6%
▲
94.4%
8.7%
Worker Participation
34.4%
▼
44.4%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
43.8%
▲
29.4%
33.2%
Child Wasting
7.7%
▼
9.9%
18.4%
Underweight Children
17.6%
▲
13.0%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
46.4%
▲
45.5%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
44.2%
▲
34.7%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
60.3%
▼
75.7%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
73.8%
▼
85.8%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
91.5%
▼
95.4%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
83.7%
▲
81.1%
54.6%
Health Insurance
44.2%
▼
50.4%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
95.2%
▼
95.8%
93.6%
Electricity Access
99.7%
▲
98.2%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
11.8%
▲
9.4%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
4.7%
▲
4.6%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
3.6%
▼
4.3%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
16.8%
▲
14.0%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
11.3 per 1k pop
▼
97.5 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
638
▼
5.6k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
21.8%
▼
23.4%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
0 per lakh
▼
3189 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
0.0%
▼
2.9%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.00
▼
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)
4.0 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
0.51
—
0.52
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 28,594 | 50,485.364 | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 11,144 | 20,259.364 | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 21,861 | 39,866.273 | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 4,997 | 7,778.273 | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 52 | 73.4 | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 27,226 | 46,935.818 | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 12,211 | 26,430.909 | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 4,380 | 11,054.364 | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 114 | 1,509.182 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 5,348 | 11,090.636 | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 978.527 | 969.799 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 931.759 | 973.274 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 3.6 | 4.3 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 16.8 | 14.0 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 2 | 9 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 45 | 114.091 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 3 | 4.6 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 43.8% | 29.4% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 7.7% | 9.9% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 17.6% | 13.0% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 46.4% | 45.5% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 44.2% | 34.7% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 60.3% | 75.7% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 73.8% | 85.8% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 91.5% | 95.4% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 83.7% | 81.1% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 44.2% | 50.4% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 95.2% | 95.8% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 99.7% | 98.2% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 98.7% | 99.0% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 95.1% | 94.0% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 50.2% | 47.0% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 11.8% | 9.4% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 4.7% | 4.6% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 83.0% | 89.9% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 35.5% | 56.8% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 9.5% | 9.1% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 72.1% | 68.5% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | 74.7% | 74.7% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 22.9% | 23.0% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 9.3% | 14.8% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 73.7% | 74.3% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | — | 3,188.882 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | — | 2.9% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | — | 7.7% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | — | 0.5 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | — | 1,801.333 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | — | 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 | 81.3 | 84.0 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | — | — | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 55.4% | 53.4% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 3.4% | 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 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 88.7 | 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 | 11.3 | 97.5 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 638 | 5,607.636 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 21.8% | 23.4% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 4 | 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) | 3 | 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 | 4 | 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) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Saiha district?
Saiha has a population of 56.6k according to the Census 2011, with a density of 38 people per sq km across 1,473 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Saiha?
Saiha has a literacy rate of 74.7%, which is below the Mizoram average of 77.3% and above the national average of 63.0%.
How does Saiha compare to Mizoram?
Saiha has a sex ratio of 979 (above state average of 976) and a literacy rate of 74.7% (below state average of 77.3%).
What data sources are used for Saiha?
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)