Aizawl district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Mizoram |
Coor Pinpoint: | Aizawl |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mizoram |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Aizawl |
Parts Type: | Tehsils |
Parts Style: | para |
Area Total Km2: | 3577 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 400,309 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Info1: | 96.64% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1009 |
Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
Leader Name1: | Mizoram |
Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
Leader Name2: | 40 |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Aizawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India.
The district has 5 R.D. Blocks, Aibawk, Darlawn, Phullen, Thingsulthliah and Tlangnuam.
The district has 14 legislative assembly constituencies. These are Tuivawl, Chalfilh, Tawi, Aizawl North 1, Aizawl North 2, Aizawl North 3, Aizawl East 1, Aizawl East 2, Aizawl West 1, Aizawl West 2, Aizawl West 3, Aizawl South 1, Aizawl South 2 and Aizawl South 3.
According to the 2011 census Aizawl district has a population of 400,309,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Brunei.[2] This gives it a ranking of 557th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 113PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.07%. Aizawl has a sex ratio of 1009 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 98.5%.[1]