CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 SERIES-31 MIZORAM PARTS XIII A & B VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE & TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT CHHIMTUIPUI DISTRICT P. LALNITHANGA Of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations Mb:orfl,m CONTENTS PAGES Foreword (iii) Preface (v) Map of the District (vii) Important Statistics (ix) Analytical Note 1-16 0) Census conceptsofrural and urban areas and other terms namely, Census house, household, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, literates, main worker, marginal worker, non-worker. (ii) Brief History of district and the District CenSus Handbook (iii) Scope ofVilIage Directory, Town Directory Statements and Primary Census Abstract (iv) Physical Aspect Highlights or Geophysical Aspect (v) Major characteristics of the district particularly in relation to the economic reSOUl'ces namely, forestry, minel'als and mining, electricity and power, land and land-use pattel'n, tenancy, agri­ culture, animal husbandry, and veterinary services, fishery, industl'Y, trade & commel'ce, transport. (vi) Major Social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments and miscellaneous activities of note during the decade (vii) Brief description of places of religions, histotical or archaeological importance3 in Villages and places of tourist interest in the town of the district (viii) Brief analysis of the Village and Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract data based on inset tables Part A-ViJlage & Town Directory Section J-Village Directory 19-58 Note explaining the codes used in the Village Directory Explanatory Note on Village Directory Each Community Development Block, Map Alphabeticallist of Villages under Chaw ngte Community Development Block Village Directory App;mdices ([-IV) to the Village Directory Section II-Town Directory 59-68 Note explaining the codes used in the Town Directory Explanat01'Y Note on Town Directory Town Directory Statements (I-VI) Part B--Primal'Y Census Abstract Explanatory Note OD. Primary Census Abstract 71 District Primary Census Abstract 72-73 Village Pdmary Census Abstract 74-87 Urban Primary Census Abstract 88-89 Urban Primary Ce:\sHs Abstract Total Sc'leduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Popu- latiop.-Urbal1. Blocks 90 Boundary sh()wing jUfisdiGti:>n of Enumeration. block in urban area 90-91 District Pl'imary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 92-93 District Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 94-95 (i) FOREWORD The District Census Handbook (DOH), compiled by the CemuS Organisation on behalf of the State Governrtlents, is one of the most valuable products of the Census. The DeH is constantly referred to by planners, administrators, academicians and researchers. It is inter­ alia used for delimitation of con~tituencies, formulation of local level and regional plans and as an aid to District administration. The district census handbook is the only publication Which provides Primaty Census Abstract (POA) data upto village level for the rural areas and ward wise for each city or town. It also provides data on infrastructure and amenities in villages and towns, etc. The district census handbook series was initiateJ during the 1951 Oensus. It contained important census tables and Primary Oensus Abstract (POA) for each village and town of the district. During 1961 Census the scope of the District Census Handbook was enlarged and it contained a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory, including Primary Census Abstract. The 1971 District Census Handb:)ok series was planned in three parts-Part A related to vj)Jage and town directory. Part B to village and town Primary Census Abstract and Part C comprised analytical report administrative statistics, district census tabks and certain analytical tables based on Prima;y CensuS Abstract and amenity data in respect of villages. However, in some states it was confined to district census tables and in a few cases altogether given up due to delay in compilation and printing. While designing the format of 1981 District Census Handbook series some new features along with the restructuring. ~f th.e formats ofviJIage and town direc~or~ have been attempted. At the same time, comparabIlIty wIth the 1971 data has also been kept m VIew. All the amenities except :power s~pply in the villag~ h~ve been ?rough~ together in t?e village di~ectory ~ith the instruction that In case an amemty IS not avatlable III referent VIllage the dIstance III broad ranges from the nea.rest pla.ce where the ~menity is .available may be ~iven. The restructuring of the format of the VIllage dIrectory and lllcorporatmg more exhaustIve data on infrastructure aspect particulary in relation to amenities and land use pattern is expected to further meet the need of micro level planning for rural areas. It is expected to help not only in local area planning but regulating the provision of goods and services as wen so as to minimise the regional imbalances in the process of development. A few new items of information have also been introduced to meet some of the requiremens of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Such new items ofinf?rmatio.n as adult litera~y centres, p.rimary ~ealth s~b.centles. and community health workers 111 ~he VIllage have been llltr~duced. m the V'Illag~ dIrectory WIth this objective in mind. The new Item on approach to the VIllage IS to have an Idea about the villages in the district which are inaccessible. A new column, "total population and number of households" has been introduced to examine the correlation of the amenities with the population and number of households they serve. Addition. of two more appendices listing the villages where no amenities are available and according to the proportion of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes population to the total population has also been made with this view in mind. The formats of the town directory have also. been modified to meet the requirements of the Minimum Needs Progt-amme by providing lUfcrmation on a few new items. A new statemen~ on civic and. othe~ am~nit.ies .in sl!-1.ms in 9lass I and Class ~I towns (Statement IV A) has been mtroduced WIth thls objectIve In ffimd. It IS expected that thIS will help the planners to chalk out programmes on provision of civic amenities for the improvement of slums. The c.)lumns on Scheduled Castes and Schedl'.led Tribes pcpl'.lation in Statement IV relating to civic and ether amenities and adult literacy cJasses/centtes l'oder edl'.cational facilities in Statement V are also added inter-alia with this view. A significant additicn is class of town in all the seven statements of the town directory. The infrastl'.ctme of amenities in urban areas of the country can be best analysed by taking the class of town into cJnsideration. The additicn of the c::Jlumns on civic administrotion status ard popula­ tion in a few statements also serves this purpose. (ii) (iv) The format of the primary census abstract for the villages and towns has been formulated in the light of changes in the economic and other questions canvassed through the individual slip of 1981 Oensus. In order to avoid delay in publication of 1981 Di&trict Census Handbook series it has been so designed that Part A of the volume contains village and town directory and Part-B, the Primary Census Abstract of villages and towns including the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Primary Census Abstract upto Tahsil/Town levels. At the beginning of the District Census Handbook a detailed analytical note supported by a number of inset tables based on Primary Census Abstlact and non census data in relation to the infrastructure has been introduced to enhance its value. The District and TahSil/Police Station/C.D. Block etc., level maps depicting the boundaries and other important features have been inserted at appropriate places, to furtber enhance the value of the pUblication. This publication'is ajoint venture of the State Government and the Census Organisation. The data have been collected and compiled in the State under the direction ofShri P. Lalnithanga, I.A.s., the Director of Census Operations Mizoram, Aizawl on behalf of the State Government which had borne the cost of printing. The task of planning, designing and coordination of this publication was carried out by Shri N. G. Nag, Deputy Registrar General (Social Studies) of my office. Dr. B. K. Roy, Deputy Registrar General (Map) provided the technical guidance in the preparation of the maps. Data received from Census Directorates have been scrutinised in the Social Studies Division at the headquarters under the guidance of Sbri ·M. M. Dua Senior Research Officer. I am thankful to all who have contributed in this project. ' NBW DELHI, P. PADMANABHA the 26th April, 1982 Registrar General, India PREFACE , This is the first time in the history of Mi210ram that District Census Handbook has been publ~shed i~dependently in respe,ct of Chhimtuipui District after Mi210 District became Union TerrItory wIth a Government of Its own on January 21, 1972. Prior to this Mizoram was a part of Assam, being one of the several districts. In fact, Mizoram was the~ known as Mizo Distr,ic:t. The District of~hhimtuipui ~as created after the Union Territory came into existence by ralsmg tb_e former PaWl ~akher ReglO~ to the status of a full fled&ed District without affecting a~y change III t~e bounda_nes ~he~eof. ~lZJoram at the I?-0~ent has only three Districts, namely Al~awl, Lung1el and ChhimtUlpul. This IS the first publicatIOn of the District Census Handbook as a result of the 1981 Census and will be followed by subsequent publications in respect of Lunglei and Aizawl. The last District Census Handbook published was when the Handbook fOf the entire Mizoram was published as a result of 1971 Census when Mizoram was still a part of Assam.