Champhai

This page provides an overview of Champhai: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

580,196
Population
117,532
Households
982
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
80.01%
Approx. literacy

Champhai has an aggregated population of 580,196. Approximately 43.35% live in rural areas (251,490) and 16.73% live in urban areas (97,058).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 251,490 3
Champhai 96,386 13
East Lungdar (Part) 15,444 6
Khawbung 66,411 30
Khawzawl 94,275 37
Ngopa 56,190 19

Population summary

Champhai has a population of 580,196 (292,662 males and 287,534 females). The sex ratio is about 982 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population580,196
Male292,662
Female287,534
Rural population251,490 (43.35%)
Urban population97,058 (16.73%)
Households117,532

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 80.01%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates464,230
Total illiterates115,966

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 78 (0.01%). ST: 569,611 (98.18%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC780.01%
ST569,61198.18%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 95,836 (16.52%). Workers: 280,435 (48.33%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)95,83616.52%
Total workers280,43548.33%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Champhai 125,745
Champhai 77,216
Champhai 48,529
Champhai 43,040
Khawzawl 35,931
Champhai 32,734
Khawzawl 22,413
Khawbung 22,137
Khawbung 22,137
Ngopa 18,730