Kangpokpi district

Kangpokpi district (Meitei pronunciation: /kāng-pōk-pī/[lower-alpha 2]) is one of the 16 districts in the Indian state of Manipur. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the Sadar Hills region which were previously part of Senapati District.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kangpokpi.

Kangpokpi district
District of Manipur
Location in Manipur
Location in Manipur
Coordinates (Kangpokpi): 25.15°N 93.97°E / 25.15; 93.97
Country India
StateManipur
HeadquartersKangpokpi
Government
 • ConstituenciesSaikul, Kangpokpi and Saitu
Area
 • Total1,698 km2 (656 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total193,744
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,000
Language(s)
 • OfficialMeitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][2]
 • RegionalThadou, Nepali and other Chin-Kuki-Mizo languages
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://kangpokpi.nic.in/

The district headquarters is located in Kangpokpi. The district was formed from three sub-divisions of Senapati District: Sadar Hills West, Sadar Hills East and Saitu–Gamphazol.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Kangpokpi district had a population of 193,744. Kanpokpi district had a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males and had a literacy rate of 85% - 89% for males and 80.34% for females. 3.86% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 0.37% and 79.76% of the population respectively.[1][9]

Religion
Religions in Kangpokpi district (2011)[10]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 79.90%
Hinduism
 
 17.68%
Buddhism
 
 0.92%
Islam
 
 0.45%
Other or not stated
 
 1.05%

Christianity is the dominant religion in the district. Almost all tribals are Christian. The non-tribals, mainly Gorkhas (Nepali) are primarily Hindus, with there being some Buddhist Gorkhas.

Languages

Languages in Kangpokpi district (2011)[11]

  Thadou (42.29%)
  Nepali (15.96%)
  Kuki (10.56%)
  Vaiphei (5.08%)
  Tangkhul (5.02%)
  Liangmei (3.56%)
  Chirr (2.64%)
  Kom (2.35%)
  Kabui (2.11%)
  Maring (1.42%)
  Mao (1.13%)
  Hindi (1.03%)
  Others (6.85%)

At the time of the 2011 census, Languages percentages ae 52.85% of the population spoke Thadou, 15.96% Nepali, 5.08% Vaiphei, 5.02% Tangkhul, 3.56% Liangmei, 2.64% Chirr, 2.35% Kom, 2.11% Kabui, 1.42% Maring, 1.13% Mao and 1.03% Hindi as their first language.[11]

See also

Notes
  1. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
  2. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.

References
  1. "DC Kangpokpi District, Government of Manipur - District Profile". dckpidistrict.gov.in. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. "7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas". India Today. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Manipur Creates 7 New Districts". NDTV. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "New districts to stay, says Manipur CM". The Hindu. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. "Manipur Chief Minsiter [sic] inaugurates two new districts amid Naga protests". Times of India. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". The Indian Express. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. Utpal Parashar (5 January 2017). "Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls". Hindustan Times (opinion). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. "District Census Hand Book - Senapati" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. "Table C-01 Population by religious community: Manipur". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. "Table C-16 Population by mother tongue: Manipur". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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