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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

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Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

in the western side of the

Imphal River The Imphal River ( mni, Imphal Turel), also known as the Turel Achouba, is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates in Kangpokpi district to the north of Kangpokpi district headquarters Kangpokpi. It is a tributary o ...

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Meiteilon Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

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. As of 2011 it is the most populous district in the state.

Geography

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city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 519 km².

Economy

The district ranks first on the basis of "District Infrastructure Index " calculated under the patronage of Department of Development of North Eastern Region.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Imphal West district has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 517,992, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 545th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.82%. Imphal West has a

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of 1029

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 86.7%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.19% and 4.66% of the population respectively.

Languages

As per 2011 census, the main languages spoken in Imphal West district are Manipuri (470,852), Kabui (10,408), Nepali (10,391),

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(5,248).

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 4 sub-divisions and 10 Circles: * Lamphelpat Sub-Division:

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* Patsoi Sub-Division: Patsoi,

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* Lamsang Sub-Division: Salam, Lamsang,

Sekmai Sekmai is a village in the Imphal West district in the Indian state of Manipur. See also *Phayeng Phayeng is a small village in Imphal West , native_name_lang = Meitei , other_name = omp, Nongchup Yumphal , nickn ...

* Wangoi Sub-Division:

Hiyangthang Hiyangthang is a town in Indian state of Manipur. It is best known for the Hiyangthang Lairembi Temple, a Meitei shrine dedicated to ancient Meitei goddess Irai Leima (aka Hiyangthang Lairembi). It is located in Imphal West district. In fo ...

Lilong Chajing Lilong Chajing (Imphal West) is a town and a municipality in Imphal West district in the Indian state of Manipur. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about th ...

, Wangoi, Mayang Imphal

Areas under Imphal Urban Agglomeration

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* Patsoi *

References

External links

Official district government website
{{Authority control Districts of Manipur