Saiha (district)
Saiha District | |
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State | Mizoram |
Administrative headquarters : | Saiha |
Area : | 1409 km² |
Residents : | 56,574 (2011) |
Population density : | 40 people / km² |
Website : | official website |
The Saiha District is a district in the Indian state of Mizoram . The administrative seat is the place of the same name Saiha .
geography
Saiha district is located in the southeast of Mizoram on the border with Myanmar . The area of the district is 1409 square kilometers. The neighboring district is Lawngtlai district in the west and north and Myanmar in the east and south.
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 belonged to the Mizo district until 1976 . From then until early 1999 to the Chhimtuipui District . At that time, this district was divided into the two districts of Chhimtuipui and Lawngtlai . The current district initially continued to be called Chhimtuipui. Later he was given the current name of Saiha District .
population
According to the 2011 census, the Saiha district has 56,574 inhabitants. With 40 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is very sparsely populated. The district is predominantly rural. Of the 56,574 residents, 31,464 (55.62%) live in rural communities and 25,110 people in urban areas.
The Saiha district is one of the areas of Mizorams which are almost entirely populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). They included (2011) 54,642 people (96.59 percent of the district population). In 2011, 83 people (0.15 percent of the district's population) belonged to the Dalit ( scheduled castes ).
Population development
As everywhere in India, the population in the Saiha district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was more than 20 percent (20.16%). In these ten years the population increased by more than 9,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:
Significant places
With the district capital Saiha, there is only one urban settlement in the district. Since 25,110 of the 56,574 people in the district live in the small town, the proportion of the urban population is 44.38%.
District population by gender
The district originally had - very unusual for India - more women than men. Between 1971 and 1991 the proportion of men increased sharply. But it is now falling again and the proportions of both sexes are almost 50%.
Distribution of the population by gender in Saiha 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 | 13,508 | 100% | 22,143 | 100% | 34,930 | 100% | 47,084 | 100% | 56,574 | 100% | ||||
Men | 6656 | 49.27% | 11,460 | 51.75% | 18,133 | 51.91% | 24,141 | 51.27% | 28,594 | 50.54% | ||||
Women | 6852 | 50.73% | 10,683 | 48.25% | 16,797 | 48.09% | 22,943 | 48.73% | 27,980 | 49.46% |
District population by language
A clear majority of the population of Saiha District speaks a Tibetan Burmese language . The main language Mara accounts for over 66 percent. A few percent of the population - mostly people who have immigrated from other regions - speak a different language. The most widely spoken of these languages are Bengali and Hindi.
year | Mara | Lushai | Pawi | Hindi | Bengali | Meitei | Total | |||||||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
2011 | 37,490 | 66.27 | 9487 | 16.77 | 3031 | 5.36 | 588 | 1.04 | 526 | 0.93 | 108 | 0.19 | 56,574 | 100.00% |
Source: 2011 census result |
Population of the district by confession
The residents profess Christianity almost entirely. The most important communities within Christianity are the Presbyterians (Reformed), Baptists, and Catholics. The Muslims and Hindus form smaller religious minorities. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:
year | Buddhists | Christians | Hindus | Jainas | Muslims | Sikhs | Other | not specified | Total | |||||||||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
2011 | 102 | 0.18 | 54,977 | 97.18 | 933 | 1.65 | 4th | 0.01 | 514 | 0.91 | 11 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.00 | 31 | 0.05 | 56,574 | 100.00% |
Source: 2011 census result |
education
Despite significant efforts, the goal of full literacy has not yet been achieved. While more than 96% of men can read and write in the cities, the literacy rate of women in rural areas is just under 82%. But education has made huge strides in the last few decades. Literacy is well above the Indian average.
Literacy in Saiha District | ||||||
unit | 2011 census | |||||
number | proportion of | |||||
TOTAL | 42,233 | 90.01% | ||||
Men | 21,861 | 92.64% | ||||
Women | 20,372 | 87.34% | ||||
TOTAL CITY | 20,270 | 95.10% | ||||
City men | 10,332 | 96.09% | ||||
City women | 9938 | 94.09% | ||||
TOTAL COUNTRY | 21,963 | 85.77% | ||||
Country men | 11,529 | 89.75% | ||||
Country women | 10,434 | 81.76% | ||||
Source: 2011 census result |
administration
The district was divided into two sub-divisions (RD Blocks) at the last census in 2011:
Population in the sub-divisions | ||||||||||
Saiha | Tuipang | |||||||||
number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |||||||
TOTAL | 35,531 | 100% | 21,043 | 100% | ||||||
Men | 18,015 | 50.70% | 10,579 | 50.27% | ||||||
Women | 17,516 | 49.30% | 10,464 | 49.73% | ||||||
city | 25.110 | 70.67% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
country | 10,421 | 29.33% | 21,043 | 100% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saiha District: Census 2011 data
- ↑ A - 2 DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901
- ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
- ↑ District Census Handbook Saiha
Web links
Coordinates: 22 ° 17 ′ 24 ″ N , 92 ° 35 ′ 24 ″ E