MIZORAM AT A GLANCE

Table-1 : Socio-Demographic characteristics (Source - Census 2001)

No	Items	1991		2001
		India	Mizoram	India	Mizoram
1	Population	846,421,436	689,756	1,028,737,436	888,573
2	Decadal growth rate	23.87	39.7	21.54	28.82
3	Density of population	267	33	325	42
4	Sex Ratio (total)	927	921	933	935
5	Sex Ratio (0-6 years)	945	969	927	964
6	% 0-6 years	17.9	18.6	15.9	16.2
7	% Disabled persons	NA	NA	NA	1.8
8	Literacy rate	52.2	82.3	64.8	88.8
9	Literacy rate (M)	64.1	85.6	75.3	90.7
10	Literacy rate (F)	39.3	78.6	53.7	86.7
11	Work participation rate (Total)	37.5	48.9	39.1	52.6
12	Work participation rate (M)	51.6	53.9	51.7	57.3
13	Work participation rate (F)	22.3	43.5	25.6	47.5