Imphal West

Imphal West District
State	Manipur
Administrative headquarters :	Lamphelpat
Area :	558 km²
Residents :	517,992 (2011)
Population density :	928 inhabitants / km²
Website :	official website

The Imphal West District is a district in the Indian state of Manipur . The administrative seat is in Lamphelpat .

geography

The Imphal West district is located in the center of Manipur. The area of the district is 558 square kilometers. Large parts of the district are flat highlands and are drained by numerous rivers and streams. In summer, daytime temperatures reach peaks of around 33 degrees. Because of the altitude between 813 and 961 meters above sea level, the temperatures drop to 0 degrees at night in the colder months. The amount of rain varies widely and varies from 540 mm to 1350 mm per year.

Neighboring districts are Kangpokpi in the northeast, Imphal East in the east, Thoubal in the southeast, Kakching in the south, Bishnupur in the southwest and west and Senapati in the west, northwest and north.

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 Imphal district until June 17, 1997 . At that time, Imphal District was divided into the two districts of Imphal East and Imphal West .

population

According to the 2011 census, the Imphal West district has 517,992 inhabitants. With 928 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is very densely populated. The district is predominantly urban. Of the 517,992 residents, 195,113 people (37.67%) live in rural communities and 322,879 people in urban areas.

The Imphal West district is one of the areas of Manipur that are only sparsely populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). They included (2011) 24,161 people (4.67 percent of the district population). In 2011, 16,530 people (3.19 percent of the district's population) belonged to the Dalit ( scheduled castes ).

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Imphal West district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was more than 16 percent (16.56%). In those ten years the population increased by more than 70,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

There are five settlements in the district with more than 10,000 residents. These settlements are Lamjaotongba, Lilong (partially), Mayang Imphal, Samurou (partially) and Thongkhong Laxmi Bazar. The urban population still makes up over 60 percent of the total population because of the many places with more than 5000 inhabitants. The district also includes the western districts of the city of Imphal (193,459 people; in the Imphal East district another 83,737 residents).

District population by gender

The district often had - very unusual for India - more female and male residents. Between 1951 and 1971 the proportion of men increased slightly. 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 West 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	140.989	100%	178,944	100%	242.060	100%	301,889	100%	380,801	100%	444,382	100%	517.992	100%
Men	69,644	49.40%	88,855	49.67%	122.234	50.50%	151.146	50.07%	192.441	50.54%	221,781	49.91%	255.054	49.24%
Women	71,345	50.60%	90,089	50.34%	119,826	49.50%	150,743	49.93%	188,360	49.46%	222.601	50.09%	262,938	50.76%

District population by language

Almost the entire population of Imphal West District speaks a Tibetan Burman language . The main language Meitei (also called Manipuri) accounts for over 90 percent. Only a few percent of the population - mostly immigrants from other regions - speak a different language. The most commonly spoken of these languages are Nepali, Hindi, Bengali and the Hindi language Bhojpuri.

year	Meitei		Nepali		Kabui		Hindi		Bengali		Thado		Tangkhul		Kuki		Paite		Bhojpuri		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	383.182	86.23	6266	1.41	6980	1.57	5211	1.17	2223	0.50	1501	0.34	2423	0.55	771	0.17	1957	0.44	340	0.08	444,382	100.00
2011	470,852	90.90	10,391	2.01	9073	1.75	5248	1.01	2565	0.50	2068	0.40	1724	0.33	1620	0.31	1543	0.30	1336	0.26	517.992	100.00
Source: Results of the 2001 and 2011 censuses

Population of the district by confession

The majority of the residents profess Hinduism. Traditional religions, Muslims 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	312	0.07	18,080	4.07	330.994	74.48	1329	0.30	19,124	4.30	671	0.15	73,705	16.59	167	0.04	444,382	100.00
2011	1891	0.37	23,377	4.51	387.497	74.81	1264	0.24	24,298	4.69	589	0.11	77.032	14.87	2044	0.39	517.992	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 94% of men can read and write in the cities, the literacy rate of women in rural areas is just over 75%. 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 the Imphal West District
unit	1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
unit	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	235.949	68.05%	311,238	80.22%	392,626	86.08%
Men	138,300	84.63%	171.996	89.22%	205.985	92.24%
Women	97,649	61.12%	139,242	71.33%	186,641	80.17%
TOTAL CITY	141,923	-	182.043	83.53%	253.235	88.40%
City men	82.117	-	98.908	91.79%	131.016	93.92%
City women	59,806	-	83,135	75.46%	122.219	83.16%
TOTAL COUNTRY	94.026	-	129.195	75.97%	139.391	82.16%
Country men	56,183	-	73,088	85.97%	74,969	89.45%
Country women	37,843	-	56.107	65.98%	64,422	75.04%
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
	Lamphelpat		Lamshang		Patsoi		Wangoi
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	221,422	100%	84,856	100%	70,665	100%	141,049	100%
Men	108,135	48.84%	41,941	49.43%	34,919	49.41%	70,059	49.67%
Women	113.287	51.16%	42,915	50.57%	35,746	50.59%	70,990	50.33%
city	211,699	95.61%	13,195	15.55%	21,475	30.39%	76,510	54.24%
country	9723	4.39%	71,661	84.45%	49,190	69.61%	64,539	45.76%

Individual evidence

Web links

24.49 93.54Coordinates: 24 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ N , 93 ° 32 ′ 24 ″ E

[1] Imphal West 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 West