Kolasib (District)

Kolasib District
State	Mizoram
Administrative headquarters :	Kolasib
Area :	1,382 km²
Residents :	83,955 (2011)
Population density :	61 people / km²
Website :	www.kolasib.nic.in

Kolasib city

The Kolasib District is a district in the Indian state of Mizoram . The administrative seat is the city of the same name Kolasib .

geography

The Kolasib district is located in the north of Mizoram on the border with the Indian state of Assam . The area of the district is 1382 square kilometers. Neighboring districts are Aizawl in the east and south and Mamit in the southwest and west. In the west and north the district borders on Assam.

history

In the late 19th century, the British conquered the region and the area became part of Assam. During World War II it was close to the front line between the British and the Japanese. After Indian independence, Assam joined India in 1949. Later Assam was split up into several states and the area became part of the new state of Mizoram. The district originally belonged to the Mizo district . In 1976 this was split into the three new districts of Aizawl, Chhimtuipui and Lunglei. Kolasib was part of the Aizawl district. In 1998 the then Aizawl district was divided into the new districts Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, Mamit and Serchhip. The territorial status has remained unchanged since then.

population

According to the 2011 census, the Kolasib district has 83,955 inhabitants. With 61 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is only sparsely populated. The district is predominantly urban. Of the 83,955 residents, 46,878 people (55.84%) live in cities and 37,077 people in rural communities.

The Kolasib district is one of those areas of India that are mostly populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). Among them were (2011) 73,609 people (87.68 percent of the district population). The Dalit ( scheduled castes ) numbered only 84 people in 2011 (0.10 percent of the district's population).

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Kolasib District has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was around 27 percent (27.28%). In those ten years the population increased by nearly 18,000 people. The following table illustrates the development:

Significant places

With the district capital Kolasib and Vairengte there are only two places with more than 10,000 inhabitants in the district. From a statistical point of view, however, the two settlements Kawnpui and Bairabi are also considered cities (notified towns).

District population by gender

As is common in India, the district always had more male than female residents. Between 1971 and 1981 the proportion of men increased sharply. But in recent years the surplus of men has been falling again. Among the youngest residents (under 7 years of age), the proportions of both sexes are almost 50%.

Distribution of the population by gender in Kolasib district
	1971 census		1981 census		1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	26,983	100%	38,432	100%	48,769	100%	65,960	100%	83.955	100%
Men	13,603	50.41%	20,212	52.59%	25,425	52.13%	34,562	52.40%	42,918	51.12%
Women	13,380	49.59%	18,220	47.41%	23,344	47.87%	31,398	47.60%	41,037	48.88%

District population by language

A clear majority of the population of Kolasib District speaks a Tibetan Burmese language . The main language, Lushai, accounts for over 75 percent. Also significant is Hmar, which is spoken by over 7 percent of the population. There are also speakers of other Tibetan Burman languages. Only a small proportion of the population - mostly immigrants from other regions - do not speak the Tibetan Burman language. A clear majority of them are Bengali speakers. Other languages spoken by immigrants are Hindi and Nepali. All languages spoken by more than 500 people are shown in the following table:

year	Lushai		Hmar		Bengali		Riang		Kokborok		Nepali		Hindi		Khasi		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2011	63,750	75.93	6.351	7.56	4,394	5.23	2,235	2.66	1,595	1.90	1,592	1.90	1,119	1.33	541	0.64	83.955	100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

Population of the district by confession

The residents have converted almost entirely to Christianity in the past 100 years. The most important communities within Christianity are the Presbyterians (Reformed), Baptists, and Catholics. The Hindus and Muslims form smaller religious minorities and are mainly immigrants from other regions of India and from Bangladesh. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2011	108	0.13	75.210	89.58	4,000	4.76	2	0.00	4,426	5.27	16	0.02	46	0.05	147	0.18	83.955	100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

education

Thanks to significant efforts, the goal of full literacy has almost been achieved. Almost everyone in the cities can read. Around 90 percent in rural areas. The small differences between the sexes and the urban / rural population are astonishing by Indian standards. Literacy is well above the Indian average.

Literacy in the Kolasib District
unit	2011 census
unit	number	proportion of
TOTAL	65,895	92.38%
Men	34,147	94.57%
Women	31,748	91.33%
TOTAL CITY	38,625	96.38%
City men	19,760	96.87%
City women	18,865	95.86%
TOTAL COUNTRY	27,270	89.72%
Country men	14,387	91.58%
Country women	12,883	87.72%
Source: 2011 census result

administration

The district was divided into three sub-divisions (CD blocks) at the last census in 2011:

Population in the sub-divisions
	Bilkhawthlir		Tlangnuam (partly)		North Thingdawl
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	58,487	100%	5,628	100%	19,840	100%
Men	29,888	51.10%	2,921	51.90%	10,109	50.95%
Women	28,599	48.90%	2,707	48.10%	9,731	49.05%
city	39,146	66.93%	0	0%	7,732	38.97%
country	19,341	33.07%	5,628	100%	12,108	61.03%

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Kolasib District - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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[1] Kolasib District: Census 2011 data

[2] A - 2 DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901

[3] Result of the 2011 census on city population

[4] District Census Handbook Kolasib