Kamjong district

Kamjong District (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/[lower-alpha 2]) is a district in Manipur state, India created by splitting Ukhrul district.[3]

Kamjong district
District of Manipur
Location in Manipur
Coordinates (Kamjong): 24.86°N 94.50°E / 24.86; 94.50
Country India
State Manipur
Established2016
HeadquartersKamjong
Area
 • Total2,338 km2 (903 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total45,616
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Language(s)
 • OfficialMeitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][2]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

The district headquarters is located in Kamjong. Kamjong District is a newly created district on 8 December 2016 and shares a long international border with Myanmar. It is bounded by Myanmar in the east, Senapati in the West, Ukhrul in the North and Chandel in the South. The terrain of the district is hilly with varying heights of 913 m to 3114 m (MSL). The district headquarter is linked with state highway of 120 Km from Imphal.

Demographics

Kamjong district has a population of 45,616. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.05% and 96.56% of the population respectively.[1]

Religions in Kamjong district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 96.25%
Hinduism
 
 2.73%
Other or not stated
 
 1.02%

Languages of Kamjong district (2011)[5]

  Tangkhul (89.12%)
  Thadou (6.61%)
  Kuki (1.63%)
  Others (2.64%)

Sub-divisions

The following are the sub-divisions in Kamjong district:

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. "District Census Handbook - Kamjong" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  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. Esha Roy (6 December 2016). "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. "Population by religious community - Manipur". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  5. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India".


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