Vaikhawtlang (also Vaikhawtang) is a remote Paite village in Champhai district, Mizoram, India.
Vaikhawtlang | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Vaikhawtlang Location in Mizoram, India  Vaikhawtlang Vaikhawtlang (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°53′27″N 93°22′18″E / 23.890955°N 93.371689°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mizoram |
| District | Champhai |
| Block | Champhai |
| Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 938 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 271339 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Vaikhawtlang has 168 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 94.29%.[1]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 938 | 475 | 463 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 185 | 92 | 93 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 935 | 475 | 460 |
| Literates | 710 | 376 | 334 |
| Workers (all) | 387 | 223 | 164 |
| Main workers (total) | 378 | 220 | 158 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 327 | 181 | 146 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 45 | 35 | 10 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 551 | 252 | 299 |
References
edit- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Champhai" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram. Retrieved 22 August 2015.