Imphal East

Imphal East District
State	Manipur
Administrative headquarters :	Porompat
Area :	709 km²
Residents :	456,113 (2011)
Population density :	643 inhabitants / km²
Website :	official website

The Imphal East District is a district in the Indian state of Manipur . The administrative seat is in Porompat .

geography

The Imphal East district is mostly in the center of Manipur. In the far west lies the Jiribam sub-division as an exclave. The area of the district is 709 square kilometers. Large parts of the district are mountainous and are drained by numerous rivers and streams. In summer, daytime temperatures reach peaks of around 40 degrees. Because of the altitude, temperatures drop down to 1 degree at night in the colder months. The amount of rain varies greatly and varies from 813 mm to 3400 mm per year.

Neighboring districts are Senapati District in the north and east, Thoubal in the south and Imphal West in the west. The Jiribam exclave is bordered by the state of Assam to the west and north, the Tamenglong district to the northeast and east, and the Churachandpur district to the east and south .

history

In the late 19th century, the British conquered the region and the area became part of Manipur within Bengal. During World War II it was close to the front line between the British and the Japanese. After Indian independence, Manipur joined India in 1949. The district belonged to the Manipur Central district until 1969 . From then until June 17, 1997 to the Imphal district . At that time, Imphal District was divided into the two districts of Imphal East and Imphal West . On December 6, 2016, the western exclave, the Jiribam sub-division, was separated from Imphal East. The new Jiribam District arose from this .

population

According to the 2011 census, the Imphal East district has 456,113 residents. With 643 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is very densely populated. The district is predominantly rural. Of the 456,113 residents, 272,906 people (59.83%) live in rural communities and 183,207 people in urban areas.

The Imphal East district belongs to the areas of Manipur that are only sparsely populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). They included (2011) 15,839 people (3.47 percent of the district population). The Dalit ( scheduled castes ) numbered 27,657 people in 2011 (6.06 percent of the district's population).

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Imphal East district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was more than 15 percent (15.51%). In these ten years the population increased by more than 60,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

There are only two settlements with more than 10,000 residents in the district. The two settlements are Thongju and Kshetrigao. The urban population still makes up over 40 percent of the total population because of the many places with more than 5000 residents. The eastern districts of the city of Imphal also belong to the district .

District population by gender

The district originally had - very unusual for India - more female and male residents. Between 1951 and 1991 the proportion of men increased sharply. But it is now falling again and the proportions of both sexes are within a normal range.

Distribution of the population by gender in Imphal East district
	1951 census		1961 census		1971 census		1981 census		1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	89,821	100%	135,594	100%	189,713	100%	255.365	100%	330,460	100%	394.876	100%	456.113	100%
Men	44.174	49.18%	67.208	49.57%	95,341	50.26%	128,892	50.47%	168.125	50.88%	198.371	50.24%	226.094	49.57%
Women	45,647	50.82%	68,386	50.43%	94,372	49.74%	126,473	49.53%	162,335	49.12%	196.505	49.76%	230.019	50.43%

District population by language

Almost the entire population of Imphal East District speaks a Tibetan Burmese language . The main language Meitei (also called Manipuri) accounts for over 85 percent. Less than ten percent of the population - mostly people who have immigrated from other regions - speaks a different language. The most widely spoken of these languages are Bengali, Nepali, Hindi and the Hindi language Bhojpuri.

year	Meitei		Bengali		Nepali		Kabui		Tangkhul		Hindi		Hmar		Thado		Kuki		Bhojpuri		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	319,957	81.03	20,407	5.17	5776	1.46	5947	1.51	5422	1.37	3346	0.85	3296	0.83	2449	0.62	2067	0.52	1740	0.44	394.876	100.00
2011	388,582	85.19	23,185	5.08	6903	1.51	6731	1.48	4208	0.92	4045	0.89	3823	0.84	2619	0.57	2544	0.56	2069	0.45	456.113	100.00
Source: Results of the 2001 and 2011 censuses

Population of the district by confession

The majority of the residents profess Hinduism. The Muslims, traditional religions and Christians, however, form significant religious minorities. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	78	0.02	23,414	5.93	240,347	60.87	20th	0.01	62,932	15.94	183	0.05	67,741	17.16	161	0.04	394.876	100.00%
2011	639	0.14	27,361	6.00	274.906	60.27	62	0.01	80.199	17.58	181	0.04	70,825	15.53	1940	0.43	456.113	100.00%
Source: Results of the 2001 and 2011 censuses

education

Despite significant efforts, the goal of full literacy has not yet been achieved. While almost 93% of men can read and write in cities, the literacy rate of women in rural areas is just over 70%. But education has made huge strides in the last few decades. Literacy is well above the Indian average. The following table shows the development:

Literacy in Imphal East District
unit	1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
unit	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	185.776	68.05%	255.956	75.45%	324,664	81.95%
Men	112,068	80.65%	145.377	85.50%	173.314	88.77%
Women	73,708	54.99%	110,579	65.35%	151,350	75.32%
TOTAL CITY	48.176	-	78,242	82.09%	140.783	87.12%
City men	27,843	-	42,031	89.57%	72,377	92.51%
City women	20,333	-	36,211	74.84%	68,406	82.06%
TOTAL COUNTRY	137,600	-	177.714	72.85%	183,881	78.39%
Country men	84,225	-	103,346	83.95%	100,937	86.27%
Country women	53,375	-	74,368	61.55%	82,944	70.54%
Source: Government of Manipur, Population of Manipur 2006 and result of the 2011 census

administration

The district was divided into four sub-divisions at the last census in 2011:

Population in the sub-divisions
	Jiribam		Keirao Bitra		Porompat		Sawombung
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	43,838	100%	82.024	100%	244.089	100%	86,162	100%
Men	22,539	51.41%	40,779	49.72%	119,838	49.10%	42,938	49.82%
Women	21,299	48.59%	41,245	50.28%	124.251	50.90%	43,224	50.17%
city	7343	16.75%	10,756	13.11%	160.507	65.76%	4601	5.34%
country	36,495	83.25%	71,268	86.89%	83,582	34.24%	81,561	94.66%

Individual evidence

Web links

24.48 93.57Coordinates: 24 ° 28 ′ 48 ″ N , 93 ° 34 ′ 12 ″ E

[1] Imphal East District: Census 2011 data

[2] A - 2 DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901

[3] Result of the 2011 census on city population

[4] District Census Handbook Imphal East