Samthang is a village in the Champhai district of Mizoram, India. It is located in the Khawbung R.D. Block.[1][2]
Samthang
Old Samthang | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Samthang Location in Mizoram, India  Samthang Samthang (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°09′39″N 93°15′07″E / 23.160963°N 93.2518769°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mizoram |
| District | Champhai |
| Block | Khawbung |
| Elevation | 1,579 m (5,180 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 908 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 796321 |
| 2011 census code | 271366 |
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 census of India, Samthang (old) has 190 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 98.62%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 908 | 463 | 445 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 111 | 59 | 52 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 902 | 459 | 443 |
| Literates | 786 | 397 | 389 |
| Workers (all) | 510 | 257 | 253 |
| Main workers (total) | 496 | 252 | 244 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 418 | 205 | 213 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 72 | 42 | 30 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Non-workers | 398 | 206 | 192 |
References edit
- ^ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Profile of Samthang village". Profile of villages within Khawbung RD block. Khawbung Rural Development Block. 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Champhai" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram. Retrieved 22 August 2015.