Chandel district

Chandel district (Meitei pronunciation:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/[lower-alpha 1]) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India.

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

Chandel district
District of Manipur
Location in Manipur
Location in Manipur
Coordinates: 24°19′N 93°59′E
Country India
State Manipur
Founded byPakan tribes
HeadquartersChandel
Area
 • Total2,100 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total85,072
 • Density40.51/km2 (104.9/sq mi)
Language(s)
 • OfficialMeitei (Manipuri)[1]
 • RegionalEnglish, Anal (Pakan) Lamkang (Pakan), Moyon and Monshang languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MN-BI
Vehicle registrationMN
Websitechandel.nic.in

As of 2011 it was the second least populous district in the state, after Tamenglong.[2] In December 2016, a part of the district was split to establish the new Tengnoupal district.[3]

History

In 1974, the Chandel district was formed under the name "Tengnoupal district". In 1983, the name was changed to Chandel district, as the district headquarters were located at Chandel.[4] In December 2016, the present-day Tengnoupal district was split from the Chandel district.[5]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chandel as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[6] It was then one of the three districts in Manipur receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chandel district has a population of 85,072.[2] This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometre (110/sq mi).[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.[2] Chandel has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 70.85%.[2]

Religions in Chandel district (2011)
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 93.20%
Hinduism
 
 5.75%
other
 
 1.05%

Languages

Languages spoken include Pakan, Thadou, Vaiphei, Zou, Lamkang and Meitei. In addition there is Aimol, a Sino-Tibetan tongue with fewer than 2500 speakers, written in the Latin script;[7] and Anal, which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians.[8]

Language of Chandel district (2011)[9]

  Thadou (37.69%)
  Anal (30.26%)
  Zou (4.71%)
  Hindi (3.08%)
  Ao (2.77%)
  Maring (2.26%)
  Kom (1.93%)
  Others (17.30%)

Flora and fauna

In 1989, the Chandel district (which then included the Tengnoupal district) became home to the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 185 km2 (71.4 sq mi).[10]

Autonomous district council

At the district level there is the Chandel Autonomous District Council.

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.

References
  1. "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.
  2. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. Esha Roy (6 December 2016). "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. "District Census Handbook: Chandel - Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur. 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. "7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. 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.
  8. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Anal: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. "C-1 Population By Linguistic Community". Census. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Manipur". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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