Kamjong district explained

Kamjong district
Settlement Type:District of Manipur
Total Type:Total
Coordinates:24.86°N 94.5°W
Coor Pinpoint:Kamjong
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2016
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Kamjong
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:2,338
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:45,616
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics Type2:Language(s)
Demographics2 Title2:Official
Demographics2 Info2:Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30

Kamjong District (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur, India. It was created in 2016 from the Ukhrul district, prior to which it was a subdivision of the latter.[2] [3]

The district headquarters is located at Kamjong. It shares a long international border with Myanmar. The district is bounded by Myanmar in the east, Kangpokpi district in the West, Ukhrul district in the north and Tengnoupal district 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, entirely rural. Kamjong had a sex ratio of 943 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 0.05% and 96.56% of the population respectively.[4]

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.12% of the population spoke Tangkhul, 6.61% Thadou and 1.63% Kuki as their first language.[5]

Sub-divisions

The following are the sub-divisions in Kamjong district:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) . 78 . . 16 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf . 13 May 2012 .
  2. Khelen Thokchom, More districts in Manipur, The Telegraph (Kolkata), 9 December 2016.
  3. News: Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze . Esha Roy . Indian Express . 2016-12-06 .
  4. Web site: District Census Hand Book - Ukhrul . . 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.