Bishnupur district explained

Bishnupur district
Settlement Type:District of Manipur
Coordinates:24.6333°N 139°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Bishnupur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:496
Population Total:237,399
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language(s)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Meiteilon (officially called Manipuri)[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Iso Code:IN-MN-BI
Registration Plate:MN

Bishnupur district (Meitei pronunciation: /ˌbɪʃnʊˈpʊə/) or Bishenpur district, is a district of Manipur state in northeastern India.

Etymology

Its name is derived from a Vishnu temple located at Lamangdong.[2]

Geography

Bishnupur town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other major towns in this district are: Nambol, Moirang, Ningthoukhong, and Kumbi. Major village in this district are Nachou, Ngaikhong Khullen, Toubul, and Khoijuman Khullen.

Flora and fauna

In 1977 Bishnupur district became home to Keibul Lamjao National Park, which has an area of 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Bishnupur district has a population of 237,399.[4] This gives it a ranking of 583rd in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 485PD/sqkm.[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.36%.[4] Bishnupur has a sex ratio of 1000 females for every 1000 males.[4] Its literacy rate is 76.35%. 36.86% of the population lived in urban areas.

Scheduled Castes made up 9.31% of the population, and the Scheduled Tribes 1.38% of the population in 2011.[4] The composition of the scheduled tribes was as follows.

!!Population!Percentageof Total Pop.
All Scheduled Tribes3,2871.4%
Kuki-Zo tribes9130.4%
Naga tribes1,5781.1%
Old Kuki/Naga5330.2%

The primary language spoken is Meiteilon, spoken by 97.87% of the population. Other minority languages spoken includes Rongmei, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi and Thadou.[5]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions:

Towns

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) . 78 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf . 13 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: History of Bishnupur . Bishnupur District, Government of Manipur . 2020-02-24.
  3. Web site: Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment . Protected areas: Manipur . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009113803/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm . 9 October 2011.
  4. Web site: District Census Hand Book - Bishnupur . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. Web site: 2011. Table C-16 Population by mother tongue: Manipur . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.