Lunglei District, Mizoram

Lunglei is an administrative district in Mizoram, India. The district is located about 235 km from Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. Its administrative headquarters is in Lunglei. Mizo is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 4,536 km², including 4,470.00 km² of rural area and 66.00 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Lunglei District

Lunglei District is divided into 4 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 131 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Bunghmun211,389.26
2Lunglei571,117.06
3Lungsen241,046.29
4Tlabung29—

Population of Lunglei District

According to the 2011 Census, Lunglei District had a population of 1,61,428 people living in 33,058 households. The population comprised 82,891 males and 78,537 females, with an average population density of 36 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,61,42892,67668,752
Male Population82,89147,57735,314
Female Population78,53745,09933,438
Total Households33,05818,94314,115
Population Density36 / km²21 / km²1,042 / km²

Lunglei District had 1,21,122 literate people and 25,117 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 178 and 1,53,533 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)25,11716,7058,412
Literate Population1,21,12262,11459,008
Illiterate Population40,30630,5629,744
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population17865113
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,53,53391,31062,223

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.