Senapati (District)

Senapati District
State	Manipur
Administrative headquarters :	Senapati
Area :	3271 km²
Residents :	479,148 (2011)
Population density :	146 inhabitants / km²
Website :	official website

The Senapati district is a district in the Indian state of Manipur . The administrative seat is the eponymous place Senapati .

geography

The Senapati district is in the north of Manipur. The area of the district is 3271 square kilometers. Large parts of the district are mountainous and are drained by numerous rivers and streams. The majority of the district is at an altitude of well over 1000 meters above sea level. In summer the daytime temperatures reach 34 degrees. Because of the altitude, temperatures drop to 3 degrees at night in the colder months. The amount of rain varies widely and varies locally from 671 mm to 1454 mm per year.

Neighboring districts are Ukhrul in the east, Imphal East and Imphal West in the south and Tamenglong in the west. In the north, the district borders on the state of Nagaland .

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 was created on November 12, 1969 by dividing the Manipur territory into five districts. From November 12, 1969 to July 15, 1983, today's district was named Manipur North . On December 6, 2016, part of the district was separated. The new district of Kangpokpi emerged from this .

population

According to the 2011 census, the Senapati district has 479,148 inhabitants. With 146 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is relatively densely populated. The district is nevertheless clearly rural. Of the residents, 471,672 people (98.44%) live in rural communities and 7,476 people in urban areas.

The Senapati district belongs to the areas of Manipur which are almost entirely populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). Among them (2011) were 419,210 people (87.49 percent of the district population). The Dalit ( scheduled castes ) numbered 1,000 people in 2011 (0.21 percent of the district's population).

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Senapati district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 1991–2011 was around 130 percent (129.91%). In these twenty years the population increased by around 270,000 people. Due to a war conflict, a full census could not be carried out in 2001. The population could only be determined in three out of six sub-divisions (in Sadar Hill East, Sadar Hill West and Saitu-Gamphazol). The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

There is only one urban settlement in the district, Kangpokpi (Census Town, 7,476 residents). The urban population makes up only 1.56 percent of the total population.

District population by gender

The district originally had - very unusual for India - more female and male residents. The proportion of men has risen sharply since 1951. This in step with other regions of India.

Distribution of the population by gender in Senapati 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	46,608	100%	70,792	100%	102.291	100%	153.091	100%	208.406	100%	k.Ang.	100%	479.148	100%
Men	22,991	49.33%	35,371	49.96%	52,496	51.32%	79,411	51.87%	107,310	51.49%	k.Ang.	-	247.323	51.62%
Women	23,617	50.67%	35,421	50.04%	49,795	48.68%	73,680	48.13%	101.096	48.51%	k.Ang.	-	231.825	48.38%

District population by language

Almost the entire population of Senapati District speaks a Tibetan Burman language . The five languages Paola, Mao, Thado, Maram and Kuki account for almost 75 percent. Less than 9 percent of the population - mostly people who have immigrated from other regions - speaks a different language. Most commonly spoken of these languages are Nepali, Hindi and Bengali.

year	Paola		Mao		Thado		Nepali		Maram		Kuki		Tangkhul		Liangmei		Vaiphei		Zemi		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2011	135,329	28.24	87,492	18.26	81,989	17.11	39,039	8.15	32,016	6.68	20,502	4.28	11,473	2.39	11,316	2.36	9849	2.06	7576	1.58	479.148	100.00
Source: 2011 census result

Population of the district by confession

The residents profess Christianity almost completely. The only significant minority are the Hindus with around 44,000 people. Small minorities make up around 2400 Buddhists and 1600 Muslims. Since India's independence, almost all tribesmen ( scheduled tribes ) converted to Christianity. 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	%
1991	482	0.23%	173,462	83.23%	31,497	15.11%	23	0.01%	79	0.03%	16	0.01%	2834	1.36%	13	0.01%	208.406	100.00%
2011	2409	0.50%	426.819	89.08%	43,833	9.15%	53	0.01%	1649	0.34%	140	0.03%	1243	0.26%	3002	0.63%	479.148	100.00%
Source: Results of the 1991 and 2011 censuses

education

Despite significant efforts, the goal of full literacy has not yet been achieved. While almost 90% of men can read and write in the cities, the literacy rate of women in rural areas is less than 60%. There are also significant differences among the six sub-divisions. The sub-division Pao – Mata has the highest proportion of illiterate people with 52.65%, the lowest value with 24.51% is the sub-division Saitu – Gamphazol. But education has made huge strides in the last few decades. The following table shows the development:

Literacy in Senapati District
unit	1991 census		2011 census
unit	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	81,047	46.04%	264,477	63.60%
Men	50,404	55.26%	148.012	69.21%
Women	30,643	36.13%	116,465	57.67%
TOTAL CITY	0	-	5499	85.12%
City men	0	-	2883	89.98%
City women	0	-	2616	80.34%
TOTAL COUNTRY	81,047	46.04%	258.978	63.27%
Country men	50,404	55.26%	145.129	68.89%
Country women	30,643	36.13%	113,849	57.30%
Source: Government of Manipur, Population of Manipur 2006 and result of the 2011 census

administration

The district was divided into six sub-divisions at the last census in 2011. Today (as of 2018) there are seven sub-divisions despite the split off of part of the district. These are Chilivai-Phaibung, Lairouching, Mao Maram, Paomata, Purul, SongSong and Willong. In 2011 there was one city (Census Town) and 669 inhabited and 17 uninhabited villages (Villages).

Population in the sub-divisions
	Mao-Maram		Pao-Mata		Purul		Sadar Hill East		Sadar Hill West		Saitu-gamphazole
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	163,380	100%	53.901	100%	68.123	100%	63,364	100%	71,844	100%	58,536	100%
Men	84,285	51.59%	27,912	51.78%	36,218	53.17%	31,541	49.78%	36,498	50.80%	30,869	52.74%
Women	79,095	48.41%	25,989	48.22%	31,905	46.83%	31,823	50.22%	35,346	49.20%	27,667	47.26%
city	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	7476	10.41%	0	0.00%
country	163,380	100%	53.901	59.81%	68.123	100%	63,364	100%	64,368	89.59%	58,536	100%

Individual evidence

Web links

24.59 93.29Coordinates: 24 ° 35 ′ 24 ″ N , 93 ° 17 ′ 24 ″ E

[1] Senapati 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 Senapati

[5] District website