Churachandpur district

Churachandpur District
Lamka[1]
Paite[1]
District
Location of Churachandpur district in Manipur
Location of Churachandpur district in Manipur
Coordinates: 24°20′N 93°41′E / 24.333°N 93.683°E / 24.333; 93.683Coordinates: 24°20′N 93°41′E / 24.333°N 93.683°E / 24.333; 93.683
Country  India
State Manipur
District Churachandpur
Headquarters Churachandpur
Area
 • Total 4,570 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Area rank 1 (of 9)
Elevation (District headquarters) 914.4 m (3,000.0 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 271,274
 • Rank 5 (of 9)
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Percent of state 9.97%[2]
Literacy (2001)
 • Literacy Rate 84.29%[2] (Rank 2/9)
 • Literacy by gender
  • Male 88.34%[2]
  • Female 80.13%[2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 795128
Telephone code 03874
Vehicle registration MN
Sex ratio 969 females per 1000 males[2]
Website ccpur.gov.in

Churachandpur (Pron:/'tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/) is a district in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur that covers an area of 4,750 kilometres (2,950 mi).

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur one of the country's most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).[3]

Demographics

Mata Dam in 2006

As of the 2011 census, Churachandpur district had a population of 271,274 most of whom are Kuki-Chin-Mizo (Zo) people,[4]roughly equal to that of Barbados.[5] This gives it a ranking of 575th in India (out of a total of 640 districts).[4] It has a population density of 59 inhabitants per square kilometre (150/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.03%.[4] Churachandpur has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 84.29%.[4]

The area includes fewer than 3,000 speakers of the Sino-Tibetan Aimol language, which is written using Latin script.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Neihsial, Dr. Tualchin (1996) This is Lamka: A Historical Account of the Fastest Growing Town of Manipur Hills, Churachandpur, India: Zogam Book Centre & Library
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Census of India: Provisional Population Totals and Data Products – Census 2011: Manipur". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Plural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Barbados 286,705 July 2011 est.
  6. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Aimol: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  1. The history and land-holding behind Manipur South District with Special Reference to the Haokip Reserved Land- 1907, T.S Letkhosei Haokip (Manipur University).
  2. Chinkhopau (1995) Churachandpur District, Churachandpur: Published by Author.
  3. District Statistical Handbook – Churachandpur: District Statistical Officer.
  4. Gangte, Thangzam (undated) Churachandpur Chanchin (An Account of Churachandpur)
  5. Ginsum, H (undated) Lamka Vangkhua (Lamka Town).
  6. Kamkhenthang, Dr. H (1995) "Lamka Town vis-a-vis Churachandpur", Shan (daily), 21 December.
  7. Kamkhenthang (1998) "Lamka (Churachandpur)" in B.D. Ray, A.K. Neog & H.K. Mazhari (eds.) Urban Development in North-East India : Potentiality and Problems, New Delhi: Vedams Books.
  8. Manipur State Archives, Imphal: Manipur State Durbar 1907–1947 – Papers related to the Court of the President of Manipur State Durbar, Hill Misc. Case No. 28 of 1945–46, Phungkhothang Chief of Hiangtam Lamka; also Misc Case No. 504 of 1934 Phungkhothang Chief of Hiangtam Lamka.

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