Tengnoupal district

Tengnoupal district is a new district in Manipur, India created by splitting the Chandel district. It is one of the 16 full fledged districts of the Indian state of Manipur.

Tengnoupal district
District of Manipur
Location in Manipur
Country India
State Manipur
HeadquartersTengnoupal
Area
 • Total1,213 km2 (468 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total59,110
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://tengnoupal.nic.in/

The district headquarters has been relocated to Tengnoupal – (24.328°N 93.986°E / 24.328; 93.986). In the 1960s and 1970s, Tengnoupal was the District Headquarters, and it was shifted to Chandel in 1974. Tengnoupal district is geographically strategical for installation of many Government infrastructures.

Sub-divisions

The sub-divisions in Tengnoupal district are:

Demographics
Religions in Tengnoupal district (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 84.18%
Hinduism
 
 10.01%
Islam
 
 4.27%
Others
 
 0.60%
Other or not stated
 
 0%

At the time of the 2011 census, Tengnoupal district had a population of 59,110. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.78% and 83.81% of the population respectively.

Languages in Tengnoupal district (2011)[2]

  Maring (34.05%)
  Thadou (33.56%)
  Manipuri (8.03%)
  Kuki (2.83%)
  Hindi (1.60%)
  Tamil (1.53%)
  Tangkhul (1.53%)
  Zou (1.43%)
  Vaiphei (1.34%)
  Others (14.10%)

References
  1. "Population by religious community - Manipur". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  2. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India".
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