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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 ...

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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 f ...

in the eastern side of the

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state in northeastern

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

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History

This district came into existence on 18 June 1997. Imphal East District came into existence on 18-06-1997 with its headquarters at Porompat occupying the eastern part of Imphal District. The total area of District is 497 km². approximately. The District is situated at an altitude 790 metres above the M.S. Level. The climate of the District is salubrious and Monsoon is tropical. The minimum temperature goes down to 0.6 degree Celsius in winter and 41 degree Celsius in summer. It has no rail network and hence communication is entirely dependent on roads except Jiribam District bordering Cachar District of Assam where there is a railhead. As of 2017, A new rail line is under construction and a

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will be operational by 2019. The District is connected with N.H. 39, N.H. 53 and N.H. 150.

Demographics

Population

According to the 2011 census Imphal East district has a

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of 456,113, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 551st 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 14.63%. Imphal East has a

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of 1011

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 82.81%. After bifurcation, the district has population 412,275. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.04% and 5.38% of the population respectively.

Languages

As per 2011 census, the languages spoken in Imphal East District (excluding newly created Jiribam district) are Manipuri (3,75,207), Nepali (6,851), Rongmei (6,622), Tangkhul (4,205), and Kuki (2,066).

Administrative divisions

''Recently,

Jiribam District Jiribam District ( Meitei pronunciation: /jee-ree-baam/) is a district in the state of Manipur, India. It was created in December 2016 from the Imphal East district. Administrative divisions The following are the sub-divisions in Jiribam dist ...

is carved out from Imphal East district comprising sub-divisions of

Jiribam Jiribam ( Meitei pronunciation:/jee-ree-baam/) is a municipal council in the Jiribam district of the state of Manipur, India. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in Manipur. The town is located on the state's westernmost boundary, adjoining ...

, Borobekra, and Babukhal.''

Areas under Imphal Urban Agglomeration

* Porompat

Economy

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the district. In the district there are 27,000 and 4,100 hectares of land for H.Y.V. (high yield variety) and improved local paddy field respectively. There are land of 450 hectares for maize, 60 hectares for wheat and 350 hectares for potato in the district. The main food crops are paddy, potato and vegetables. Among the cash crops are sugar cane, maize, pulse, oil seed and other vegetables etc. The total number of workers engaged in agriculture in the district was 42,473 as per 1991 census of which 28,661 were male and 13,812 were female. Spices like chilli, onion, ginger, turmeric and coriander of very good quality are grown in the district.

Horticulture

Horticulture products have been acquiring popularity with the people in the district. Fruits like pineapple, banana, lemon and papaya grow well in the district. Pineapple grows in plenty at the slope of Ngariyan Hill. There is considerable scope for increasing the area under different horticulture crops. The soil and climate favour for mass plantation of horticulture products in the district. The following is the areas and production of horticulture crops in the district during 1998-99

Livestock

In the district, there is a dairy farm and a veterinary training center. There are also 5 veterinary Hospitals and 19 Veterinary Dispensaries in the district along with 3 nos. of Aids centers. The following is the population of livestock as per survey report of 1997 census.

Forest

The following is the information of forest products available in the district

Tourism

There are two

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s in the district, one is at Kaina and another at Jiribam. Shree-Shree Govindajee Temple, a golden temple located in the palace compound is still here. There are two war cemeteries maintained by the British war grave commission. In addition to this there is a temple at Kaina a holy place of the Hindu. Besides, Hanuman Temple at Mahabali is a pre-historical place in the State. Manipur is known for its scenic environment, landscapes, climate and cultural heritage which has a great potential for development of tourism.

Geography

Porompat town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nandeibam is also in the district.

Climate

References

External links

Imphal East district website
{{Districts of Manipur Districts of Manipur 1997 establishments in Manipur