Aizawl district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Aizawl.

Aizawl district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India.

Aizawl district
District of Mizoram
Aizawl at Night
Aizawl district Location in Mizoram
Country	India
State	Mizoram
Headquarters	Aizawl
Government
• District Collector	Er. Lalhriatpuia, IAS
Area
• Total	3,577 km2 (1,381 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	1,023,678
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	98.64%
• Sex ratio	1009
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	aizawl.nic.in

Geography

Aizawl
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     5.9     21 11     27     22 14     78     25 16     158     27 18     247     27 19     477     25 19     276     25 19     305     26 19     285     26 20     240     25 18     40     23 15     7     21 13 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: IMD
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.2     69 53     1     72 56     3.1     78 60     6.2     81 64     9.7     80 65     19     78 67     11     78 67     12     78 67     11     78 67     9.5     76 65     1.6     73 59     0.3     70 55 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Divisions

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1971	88,298	—
1981	148,607	+5.34%
1991	235,879	+4.73%
2001	325,676	+3.28%
2011	400,309	+2.08%
source:[1]

According to the 2011 census Aizawl district has a population of 400,309,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Brunei.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 557th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 113 inhabitants per square kilometre (290/sq mi). 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%.^[2]

Religions in Aizawl District
Religion			Percent
Christianity			94.71%
Hinduism			3.31%
Islam			1.31%
Buddhism			0.39%
Others			0.28%