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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kolasib}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kolasib district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Mizoram|District]] of [[Mizoram]]
| image_skyline = Kolasib, Mizoram - panoramio.jpg
| image_caption = View of [[Kolasib]]
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-point = none
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Mizoram
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Kolasib
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mizoram]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kolasib]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1382.51
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 83,955
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 93.50
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 956
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mizoram]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 3
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://kolasib.nic.in/}}
}}

'''Kolasib district''' is one of the eleven districts of [[Mizoram]] state in [[India]].

==Geography==

===Hydrology===
Kolasib district has one completed Dam, [[Serlui B Dam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SerluiB A Milestone in the Power Sector|url=http://easternpanorama.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1130&Itemid=10|publisher=Eastern Panorama|access-date=8 August 2012|date=20 October 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218013007/http://easternpanorama.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1130&Itemid=10|archive-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and two under construction [[Bairabi Dam]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Lalfakzuala|title=Bairabi Dam Project 80MW leh TLAWNG HEP 55MW TAN MOU ZIAKFEL|url=http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/bairabi-dam-project-80mw-leh-tlawng-hep-55mw-tan-mou-ziakfel|publisher=DIPR Mizoram|access-date=13 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108010749/http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/bairabi-dam-project-80mw-leh-tlawng-hep-55mw-tan-mou-ziakfel|archive-date=8 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Tuirial Dam]] Construction recommenced in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tuirial Project To Be Completed by 2014|url=http://www.sinlung.com/2011/11/aizawl-nov-21-abandoned-tuirial-hydro.html|publisher=SINLUNG|access-date=5 August 2012|date=11 November 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|25=1971|26=26,983|27=1981|28=38,432|29=1991|30=48,769|31=2001|32=65,960|33=2011|34=83,955|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Kolasib district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Mizoram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11385/download/14498/DDW15C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Mizoram|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|89.58}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|5.27}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Mizoram|Hinduism]]|darkorange|4.76}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.39}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kolasib district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 83,955, roughly equal to the nation of [[Andorra]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = 198 Andorra 84,825 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 620th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert| 61|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.28%. Kolasib has a [[sex ratio]] of 956 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 93.50%. 55.84% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Tribes make up 87.67% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Kolasib |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/878/download/36380/DH_2011_1502_PART_A_DCHB_KOLASIB.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages spoken in Kolasib district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Mizo language|Mizo]] |value1 = 75.93 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hmar language|Hmar]] |value2 = 7.56 |color2 = darksalmon
|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 5.30 |color3 = orchid
|label4 = [[Kokborok|Tripuri]] |value4 = 4.63 |color4 = gold
|label5 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value5 = 1.90 |color5 = pink
|label6 = [[Hindi]] |value6 = 1.33 |color6 = orange
|label7 = Others |value7 = 3.35 |color7 = grey
}}

According to the 2011 census, 75.93% of the population spoke [[Mizo language|Mizo]], 7.56% [[Hmar language|Hmar]], 5.30% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 4.63% [[Kokborok|Tripuri]], 1.90% [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and 1.33% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Mizoram |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10215/download/13327/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1500.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
The [[Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary]] is a [[List of wildlife sanctuaries of India|wildlife sanctuary]] in the district. It was created on 2004 and covers approximately 50 km².<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forest.mizoram.gov.in/page/pualreng-wildlife-sanctuary |title=Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary |publisher=Environment, Forests & Climate Change Department, Government of Mizoram |access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
==See also==

* [[Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://kolasib.nic.in/ Kolasib district website]
* [http://www.kolasib.com/ Kolasib website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kolasib district
|North = [[Cachar district]], [[Assam]]
|Northeast = [[Churachandpur district]], [[Manipur]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Champhai district]]
|South = [[Aizawl district]]
|Southwest = [[Mamit district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Hailakandi district]], [[Assam]]
}}

{{Kolasib district}}
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