Manipur
Manipur:
Area : 22,327 sq km
Population (2001 census): 23,88,634; growth rate (1991-2001): 30.02%
Density per sq km: 978
Literacy rate: 68.87% (males: 77.87%; females: 59.70%)
Capital: Impale
No. of Districts: 9
Legislature: Unicameral
Principal Language: Manipuri
Important Cities, Towns and Religious/Tourist Places:
Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur (beautiful place inhabited by Kuki tribe), Imphal (Shri Govindajee Temple, War cemetries, Loktak Lake), Kaina, Keibul, khongiom, Lamjao (wildlife sanctuary), Khongamat (orchid yard), Mao (hill station), Moirang (known for the old love story of Khumba and Thoibi), Moreh (border town on IndoMyanmar road), Phubala, Senapati, Sendra, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul, Waithou Lake.
Judicature:
Manipur comes under the jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court. A circuit bench has been provided at Imphal.
Location: Located in northeast India, Manipur is founded north by Nagaland, east by Myanmar (Burma), south by Myanmar (Burma) and Mizoram, and west by Assam.
History: A princely State for nearly two thousand year, Manipur came under the British rule only in 1891. On attainment of independence, it became a C State in 1949 and a full-fledged State of the Indian union in 1972.
Economy: The main occupation of 66 percent of the population of Manipur is agriculture. Nearly 92 percent of the total land area is hilly and covered with forests. Bamboo is found in large quantities in the State. Main crop is paddy, while wheat and marize are also grown in some areas.
There is no large-scale industry in Manipur. Handloom weaving is the largest single cottage industry, bamboo and cane articles, carpentry, blacksmith, leather goods, edible oil crushing, rich milling, gur and khandsari.
The commissioning of the Latak Hydro Power Plant has added new dimensions to the power scenario in the State.
airport : Imphal
Manipur
