Lunglei district explained

Lunglei district
Settlement Type:District of Mizoram
Coor Pinpoint:Lunglei
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mizoram
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Lunglei
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:4,536
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:161,428
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:88.86
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:947
Leader Title1:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Name1:Mizoram
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Leader Name2:7
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30

Lunglei district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. it is the second most populous district in the state, after Aizawl.

History

In August 1897, the missionary David Evan Jones visited the Lushai Hills. He came to Lunglei for Christmas of that year, spending the season in the hamlet of Pukpui.[1] [2] Sufficient Christian influence remained in the area that during World War II, inhabitants of the village held prayer services in churches.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Lunglei district has a population of 161,428, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.[4] This gives it a ranking of 597th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 36PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.64%. Lunglei has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.86%.[5]

After division of Lunglei district, the residual district has a population of 132,960, of which 61,565 (46.30%) live in urban areas. The residual district has a sex ratio of 936 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Tribes make up 125,449 (94.35%) of the population.[6]

According to the 2011 census, 66.48% of the population spoke Mizo, 24.85% Chakma, 3.55% Tripuri, 15.25% Chakma, 1.41% Bengali and 1.40% Hindi as their first language.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. John Hughes Morris The history of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists' foreign mission Page 319 1996 "DAVID EVAN JONES — Born February 15th, 1870, at Brynmelyn, Llandderfel. Educated at Bala Grammar School, Liverpool Institute, Bala and Aberystwyth Colleges. For two years pastor of Bettws church, Mont. Ordained in 1897. Sailed for India, June 26th, 1897, arriving at Aizawl, Lushai Hills, August 31st. In 1903, married Miss K. E. Williams, Sylhet."
  2. Book: Lloyd, J. Meirion. History of the Church in Mizoram: Harvest in the Hills. 1991. Synod Publication Board. en.
  3. Book: Chatterjee, Suhas. Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga. 1994. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.. 978-81-85880-38-9. en.
  4. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 1 October 2011 . Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est..
  5. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Lunglei . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Lunglei . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. Web site: 2011 . Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Mizoram . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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