Churachandpur (
Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/''
) is the district headquarter of the
Churachandpur District
Churachandpur District ( Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/''), is one of the 16 districts in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur that covers an area of . It is named after the Meitei King Churachand Singh ...
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 is named after the
Meitei King Churachand Singh
Maharaja Sir Meidingngu Churachand , also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand (1886–1941), was a Meitei King and a Maharaja of Kangleipak (). He ascended the throne after his predecessor Kulachandra Singh was jailed. He was a 5-year-old ...
, the Maharaja of
Manipur Kingdom
The Manipur Kingdom
was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Briti ...
.
Politics
Churachandpur is part of the
Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency.
Literacy rate
Churachandpur district boasts a high
literacy rate
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...
of 74.67% (2001 Census), above the state literacy average of 68.87% and the Indian average of 64%.
See also
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List of populated places in Churachandpur district
Notes
References
Cities and towns in Churachandpur district
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