Kangpokpi district (
Meitei pronunciation: /kāng-pōk-pī/), also known as Sadar Hills district, is one of the 16
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in the Indian state of
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 ...
. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the
Sadar Hills
Sadar Hills is a geographic area in the state of Manipur in North East India.
People
Sadar Hills is inhabited by heterogeneous ethnic groups with inherent socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, including the indigenous Kukis, the Nepalis and ...
region which were previously part of
Senapati District.
The district headquarters is located in
Kangpokpi
Kangpokpi (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation:/kāng-pōk-pī/), also known as Kanggui, is the headquarter of Kangpokpi district and the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council in the Indian state of Manipur.
Kangpokpi is mainly inhabited ...
. The district was formed from three sub-divisions of Senapati District: Sadar Hills West, Sadar Hills East and Saitu-Gamphazol.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Kangpokpi district had a population of 193,744. It had a literacy rate of 85% - 89% for males and 80.34% for females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.37% and 79.76% of the population respectively.
Religion
Christianity is the dominant religion in the district. Almost all tribals are Christian. The non-tribals, mainly Gorkhas are primarily Hindus, with there being some Buddhist Gorkhas.
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.29% of the population spoke
Thadou, 15.96%
Nepali, 10.56%
Kuki, 5.08%
Vaiphei, 5.02%
Tangkhul, 3.56%
Liangmei, 2.64%
Chirr, 2.35%
Kom
Kom or KOM may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Kom people (Afghanistan), a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan
* Kom people (Cameroon), an ethnic group of northwest Cameroon
* Kom people (India) a subgroup of the Kuki in north-eastern India
* ...
, 2.11%
Rongmei, 1.42%
Maring, 1.13%
Mao and 1.03%
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
as their first language.
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References
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External links
Official website
Districts of Manipur