Manipur

• Manipur is one of the located in North-East India state of India. Manipur is one of the eight states of Northeast India.

• Manipur became a full-fledged State of India on the 21th January, 1972.

• It shares its boundary with Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south, Assam to the west and Burma in east. The total area of the state is area 22,327 sq.km.

• There are total 9 districts in Manipur.

• Total population in the state is around 27 lakhs only according to 2011 census.

• Density in the state is 82 per Sq km.

• Imphal is the capital city of Manipur.

• Manipuri is the state official language.

• Literacy Rate in the state is 79.85%.

• The economy of the state mainly depends on agriculture.

• There are 33 Schedule Tribes present in the state. The people of Manipur include Meitei, Naga, Kuki, Meitei Pangal etc.

• Total assembly constituency is 60, while the Parliamentary Constituencies 2.

• Imphal, Kangla, War Cemetery, Loktak Lake, Keibul Lamjao National Park etc are the main tourist attraction places in Manipur.

• Loktak Lake is the largest fresh water lake in the North East Region. Manipur, Imphal, Iril, Nambul, Sekmai etc are the main river of Manipur.

• Ras Lila is the epitome of Manipuri classical dance. Lai-Haraoba, Yaoshang, Ratha Jatra etc are the main festival celebrated in Manipur.

Districts of Manipur
District	Headquarters	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Population Density (/km²)
Bishnupur	Bishnupur	496	2,40,363	415
Chandel	Chandel	3,317	1,44,028	37
Churachandpur	Churachandpur	4,574	2,71,274	50
Imphal East	Porompat	710	4,52,661	555
Imphal West	Lamphelpat	519	5,14,683	847
Jiribam	Jiribam	232	43,818	190
Kakching	Kakching	–	1,35,481	–
Kamjong	Kamjong	2,000	45,616	23
Kangpokpi	Kangpokpi	–	–	–
Noney	Noney (Longmai)	–	–	–
Pherzawl	Pherzawl	2,285	47,250	21
Senapati	Senapati	3,269	3,54,772	116
Tamenglong	Tamenglong	4,391	1,40,143	25
Tengnoupal	Tengnoupal	–	–	–
Thoubal	Thoubal	514	4,20,517	713
Ukhrul	Ukhrul	4,547	1,83,115	31