Major State Indicators

• Mizoram means ‘hill people’s land’
• Population: 900,000 predominantly tribal and overwhelmingly Christian
• Presently the most peaceful state in the North East of India following a period of rebellion which ended with the granting of statehood in 1987
• Literacy rate is second highest in India: 88.5%
• Infant Mortality Rate: 21 deaths per 1000 live births