| Kangpokpi district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Manipur |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coordinates: | 25.15°N 93.97°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Kangpokpi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Kangpokpi |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 1698 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 193,744 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Urban: | 13000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics Type2: | Language(s) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[2] |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Regional |
| Demographics2 Info2: | Thadou, Nepali and other Chin-Kuki languages |
| Leader Title2: | Constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | Saikul, Kangpokpi and Saitu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Website: | https://kangpokpi.nic.in/ |
Kangpokpi district (Meitei pronunciation: /kāng-pōk-pī/) is one of the 16 districts in the Indian state of Manipur. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the Sadar Hills region which were previously part of Senapati District.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The district headquarters is located in Kangpokpi. The district was formed from three sub-divisions of Senapati District: Sadar Hills West, Sadar Hills East and Saitu–Gamphazol.
At the time of the 2011 census, Kangpokpi district had a population of 193,744. Kanpokpi district had a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males and had a literacy rate of 85% - 89% for males and 80.34% for females. 3.86% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 0.37% and 79.76% of the population respectively.[1] [9]
Christianity is the dominant religion in the district. Almost all tribals are Christian. The non-tribals, mainly Gorkhas (Nepali) are primarily Hindus, with there being some Buddhist Gorkhas.
At the time of the 2011 census, Languages percentages ae 52.85% of the population spoke Thadou, 15.96% Nepali, 5.08% Vaiphei, 5.02% Tangkhul, 3.56% Liangmei, 2.64% Chirr, 2.35% Kom, 2.11% Kabui, 1.42% Maring, 1.13% Mao and 1.03% Hindi as their first language.[10]