AIZAWL CITY

Capital of Mizoram

60m-1440m Alt.

12 30 deg C

POPULATION GROWTH
Census Year

Population

1901

325

Stage

Initial stage

Inter-censual
year

Decadal
Growth rate
(%)

Average
Annual
Exponential
Growth Rate

1901-1911

789.23

21.85

1911-1921

4.98

0.48

1921-1931

7.12

0.68

1931-1941

47.07

3.85

1911

2890

1921

3034

1931

3250

1941

4780

1951

6950

1941-1951

45.39

3.74

1961

14,275

1951-1961

105.40

7.19

1971

31,740

1961-1971

122.35

7.99

1981

74,493

1971-1981

134.69

8.53

1991

1,55,240

1981-1991

108.39

7.34

2001

2,28,280

1991-2001

47.05

3.85

2011

2,93,416

2001-2011

28.56

2.51

Period of
Stagnation

Rapid Growth
Stage

Declining
Growth Stage

Source: District Census Hand book, Aizawl District, 1961- 2011, Directorate of Census Operation, Mizoram.

URBAN FORM CHANGES

NH-54
10m Road

Origin of Aizawl City

Urban Sprawl

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
18,159

350000
293416

300000
228280

250000
200000

130,650
155240
126,752

150000
100000
50000
17,853

0
1991

2001

2011

Population in Aizawl City

Male(<6)

Male(>6)

Description

Total

Percentage

2,74,727

93.63%

Hindu

12,155

4.14%

Muslims

4,464

1.52%

Buddhist

1,334

0.45%

Not Stated

317

0.11%

Others

274

0.09%

Sikh

90

0.03%

Jain

55

0.02%

Christian

50.61%

Female

Female(>6)

Population distribution by Age and Sex in Aizawl City

Aizawl City has 26.89% of total population of Mizoram

49.39%

Female(<6)

Male

Percentage of Male and Female population in Aizawl

City

Source: Census 2011

Population distribution by Religion in Aizawl City

POPULATION DENSITY PER SQ.KM

LEGEND

POPULATION GROWTH ESTIMATE 2030

LEGEND

EXISTING LAND USE : AIZAWL URBAN AREA

Land use
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Public & Semipublic
Utilities & Services
Traffic &
Transportation
Open Spaces and
Recreation
Special areas
Agriculture
Natural Reserve

Vacant Land
Rivers, Streams
and Water bodies
Total

Area (Ha)
954
47
40
226
33
265
59
718
686
4126

7582
543
15280

Area (%)
6.24
0.31
0.26

1.48
0.22
1.74
0.39
4.70
4.49
27.00
49.62
3.55
100.00

PROPOSED LAND-USE MAP

CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF AUA

Legend

TEN PLANNING ZONES OF AUA

Aizawl N I Mixed use

Aizawl N II Truck Terminal
Aizawl E I Commercial District
Aizawl E II Institutional
Aizawl W I Mixed; Administrative
Aizawl W II Mixed; University
Sairang Rail head, bus/truck terminal
Aizawl S I Hotels, Amusement park
Aizawl S II Mixed
Soth Extenion Mixed, Medical Hub

AIZAWL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

Development Control Regulator

Building Bye-Laws

19 wards.

ENVIRONMENT
Two major natural features of Aizawl are
The main Ridges stretching from Sihphir in the north and South Hlimen in the south have
beautiful hillocks like Sihphir, Hangi Lunglen tlang, Tlangnuam tlang and South Hlimen tlang

The streams of Chite, Tuithuam, Khatla lui, Vaivakawn and Zawngkawt and their tributaries act
as a natural drainage system of the city

Deforestation, mining and quarrying activities have led to environmental degradation. The problem
of degradation is further aggravated by congestion and pollution from motor vehicles, and presence
of several dilapidated buildings in the inner city. Air and noise pollution are also on the rise.
Slope (in
degree)
0-5
5 10
10 - 20
20 - 30
30 - 45
>45
Total

Area (in Ha) Area (in %)

521
3.41
1048
6.86
4269
27.94
4934
32.29
3971
25.99
537
3.51
15280
100.00

Slope Statistics of Aizawl Urban Area

Slope (in degree)

Area (in Ha)

Area (in %)

0-50 (Very low risk)

521

3.41

50-180 (Low risk)

4288

28.07

180-360 (Moderate risk)

8228

53.85

360-450 (High risk)

1706

11.16

> 450 (Very high risk)

537

3.51

15280

100.00

Total

Landslide susceptibility of AUA

HOUSING

Single Other
3.95% 0.53%
Joint
21.02%

Nuclear
74.49%
Nuclear

Joint

Single

6.4
6.2
6
5.8
5.6
5.4
5.2
5
4.8
4.6

5.96

5.92

6.2

6.11
5.95

5.72

5.66
5.47

5.38

5.31

5.22

Other

Distribution of households by household type in AUA

Planning Zone wise average household size

Source: Socio-economic Survey Report, 2007

Source: Socio-economic Survey Report, 2007

2.04%

0.32%

3.31%
10.60%

11.26%

<=500

32.69%

501-1000

15.56%

1001-1500
1501-2000

64.95%
39.74%

2001-3000
>3000

19.54%
Owned

Rented

Office Qtr.

Others

Percentage distribution of households in AUA by

occupancy type

Percentage distribution of households staying in

rented house in AUA by monthly rent paid

HOUSING

5.56%
80.00%
70.00%

30.66%

60.00%
50.00%

40.00%
30.00%
55.02%

20.00%

8.76%

10.00%
0.00%
Pucca

Semi-Pucca

Assam Type

Kutcha

Percentage distribution of households by nature of

dwelling units in AUA by housing typology
Good

Source: Socio-economic Survey Report, 2007

Average

Poor

Percentage distribution of households by condition of house

3.86%
8.04%

2.14%

1.39%

6%
7%

14.36%

12%

<50

50-100

100-250

15%

250-500
30.76%

39.44%

32%

500-1000

4
5

1000-1500

5+

>1500
28%

Percentage distribution of households in AUA by

total plot area

Percentage distribution of households in AUA by number

of habitable rooms

HOUSING
Percentage distribution of household by place of origin
Place of
Origin

AUA
Out side
AUA, inside
Mizoram
Out side
Mizoram
Total

Aizawl
N-I

Aizawl
N-II

Aizawl
E-I

Aizawl
E-II

Planning Zone
5
6
Aizawl
W-I

Aizawl
W-II

10

Sairang

Aizawl
S-I

Aizawl
S-II

South
Extn.

AUA

47.83

38.46

33.64

40.74

26.40

40.74

70.00

44.14

67.36

0.00

40.58

48.70

60.00

64.55

55.56

68.00

57.41

30.00

54.05

31.58

79.49

56.10

3.48

1.54

1.82

3.70

5.60

1.85

0.00

1.80

1.05

20.51

3.32

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100

Percentage distribution of households by ground coverage of plots

Planning Zone
Ground
Coverage
%

Aizawl
N-I

Aizawl
N-II

Aizawl
E-I

Aizawl
E-II

Aizawl
W-I

Aizawl
W-II

10

Sairang

Aizawl
S-I

Aizawl
S-II

South
Extn.

AUA

< 30

8.05

9.30

3.39

14.08

4.00

15.46

60.00

1.22

18.46

60.53

13.33

30-40

10.34

3.49

3.39

7.04

6.00

4.12

5.00

2.44

9.23

7.89

5.82

40-50

9.20

6.98

1.69

5.63

1.00

10.31

15.00

3.66

10.77

7.89

6.52

50-60

10.34

5.81

3.39

11.27

4.00

10.31

5.00

6.10

6.15

2.63

6.95

60-75

18.39

4.65

13.56

14.08

11.00

14.43

10.00

20.73

13.85

2.63

13.05

>75

43.68

69.77

74.58

47.89

74.00

45.36

5.00

65.85

41.54

18.42

54.33

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Total

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES

Total no. of Community Halls: 48

Total no. of parks : 8
Total no. of Indoor Stadiums : 56
Total no. of playgrounds : 29

Proposed Social and Cultural Facilities

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Location of Major Schools,

Hospitals and Churches

No. of Schools (PS to HSS) : 515

No. of College/Univ./Inst. : 32
No. of Hospitals (Govt + Pvt) : 17
No of Main/Sub Health Sentre : 38

Source: itrans

INFRASTRUCTURE

Water Supply

PHED
Aizawl Greater Water Supply Scheme P-II
125 lpcpd

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Daily Generation of waste: 159.88 tpd
Biodegradable : 60.75 tpd
Non-Biodegradable: 62.35 tpd
Inert ash and debris : 36.77 tdp
Waste per capita : 0.459 kg

Ongoing Solid Waste Management

Project at Muthi.
Will treat 50 tons of non-recyclable waste
per day
Vermicompost : 11x 2 tons of biodegradable
waste per day
Non-biodegradable waste to be
segregated for reuse/resale.

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

Present Scenario
Daily Generation of sewage : 9.9 MGD

1st sewage treatment plant at Chite

Will treat sewage water from 19 Eastern
villages/localities ~ 2.3 MGD
Mostly Septic tanks are used in Urban area
and few pit latrines are used in rural area.
91% households have their own latrines

Map: ProposedSewage Treatment Plant

EXISTING AND PROPOSED POWER

NETWORK

Sl. No.
1
2
3

4
5

Source
Tripura State
Electricity
Corporation Ltd.
(TSECL)
NEEPCO
NHPC (Loktak)
TOTAL
State Owned
Generation
Hydel
Total

Power availability
during 2007-08 (in
MU)
Local
Power
generatio
purchase
n

Power availability
during 2008-09 (in
MU)
Local
Power
generati
purchase
on

Power availability
during 2009-10(in
MU)
Local
Power
generati
purchase
on

24.95

23.45

26.70

182.20
19.01

192.93
16.13

157.85
16.68

226.16

232.51

201.23

2.62

2.65

4.03

226.16

16.30
18.92

232.51

8.28
10.93

201.23

13.45
17.48

GRAND TOTAL

Table-10.11: Source of power supply

245.08

243.44

218.71

TRANSPORTATION

Existing Road Network

Aizawl has about 492km of road in

the planning area

TYPES OF ROADS

Source: iTrans.co.in

TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR

Fig-7.1: Schematic Link-Node diagram of Aizawl Urban Area

PROPOSED ROAD NETWORK

CONCEPTUAL SPINE OF MOVEMENT

Table:
Mode wise share of travel observed for households in AUA for various trip purposes
Share of HH Trips (%)
Mode

Work

School

Market

Medical

Recreation

Bus stop

Walk

40.17

62.30

49.90

18.64

78.87

96.39

Public Bus

25.76

28.38

27.51

33.84

6.10

0.35

0.32

0.81

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Taxi

12.30

7.97

15.29

34.80

5.63

3.15

Auto

0.11

0.41

0.10

1.15

0.00

0.00

Own Car

8.62

0.00

2.37

6.31

6.10

0.00

11.57

0.00

2.27

2.87

3.29

0.00

Cycle

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Others

1.16

0.14

2.56

2.39

0.00

0.12

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Institutional Transport

Scooter/Motor Bike

Total

Panoramic View of Aizawl

By
L. Ralte
Raj Kumar