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{{about|the district in Manipur|its eponymous headquarters|Bishnupur, Manipur}}
{{redirect|Bishnupur district|the proposed district in West Bengal|Bishnupur district, West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bishnupur district
| other_name = Bishenpur district
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Manipur|District]] of [[Manipur]]
| image_skyline = 3 Loktak Lake Manipur India.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Loktak Lake]]
| image_map = Bishnupur in Manipur (India).svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Manipur
| coordinates = {{coord|24|38|N|93|46|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bishnupur, Manipur|Bishnupur]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 12
| area_total_km2 = 530
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 237,399
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Language(s)
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Meiteilon]] (officially called [[Manipuri language|Manipuri]])<ref name=langoff>{{cite web |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) |pages=78 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2012 }}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MN-BI]]
| registration_plate = MN
| website = {{URL|https://bishnupur.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

'''Bishnupur district''' ([[Meitei language|Meitei pronunciation]]: /ˌbɪʃnʊˈpʊə/) or '''Bishenpur district''', is a [[Districts of Manipur|district of Manipur]] state in northeastern [[India]].

==Etymology==
Its name is derived from a [[Vishnu]] temple located at Lamangdong.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bishnupur.nic.in/history/ |title=History of Bishnupur |publisher=Bishnupur District, Government of Manipur |access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>
[[File:A relief sculpture of Khuman Khamba in Bishnupur district, Manipur, India.jpg|thumb|left|220px|A relief sculpture of [[Khuman Khamba]]]]

==Geography==
[[Bishnupur, Manipur|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 {{convert|40|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web |author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Manipur |url-status=dead |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009113803/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm |archivedate=9 October 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical population
|align = right
| source = [[Census of India]]<ref name="censusindia1">{{cite web |title=A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701220701/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref>
| footnote =
| 1951 | 57,340
| 1961 | 79,005
| 1971 | 108,785
| 1981 | 141,760
| 1991 | 180,773
| 2001 | 208,368
| 2011 | 237,399
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], the Bishnupur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 237,399.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book - Bishnupur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/842/download/36236/DH_2011_1404_PART_A_DCHB_BISHNUPUR.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 583rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|485|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.36%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bishnupur has a [[sex ratio]] of 1000 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Literacy in India|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.<ref name=districtcensus/> The composition of the scheduled tribes was as follows.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Population<ref>{{citation |title=A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Manipur - 2011 |date=2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43013 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India}}</ref>
!Percentage
of Total Pop.
|-
|All Scheduled Tribes
|3,287
|1.4%
|-
|Kuki-Zo tribes{{efn|The Kuki-Zo tribes include [[Gangte people|Gangte]], [[Hmar people|Hmar]], [[Paite people|Paite]], [[Simte people|Simte]], [[Sukte people|Sukte]], [[Thadou people|Thadou]], [[Vaiphei people|Vaiphei]], [[Zou people|Zou]], and some smaller tribes designated as "Any Kuki" and "Any Lushai ([[Mizo people|Mizo]])".}}{{efn|The low number of Kuki-Zo tribes is deceptive because many tribal villages that might appear to be geographically within the Bishnupur district regard themselves as belonging to the adjoining hill district, e.g., [[Torbung]] and [[Kangvai]].<ref>{{citation |first=Roluah |last=Puia |chapter=When boundaries matter: land, laws and territorial conflict in Manipur, Northeast India |editor1=Kedilezo Kikhi |editor2=Dharma Rakshit Gautam |title=Comprehending Equity |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2021 |isbn=9781003182726 |pages=98– |doi=10.4324/9781003182726-8 |chapter-url=https://www.academia.edu/49356615 |via=academia.edu |chapter-url-access=registration |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F7k6EAAAQBAJ|url-access=subscription }}</ref>}}
|913
|0.4%
|-
|Naga tribes{{efn|The Naga tribes include [[Angami Naga|Angami]], [[Kabui people|Kabui]], [[Kacha Naga]], [[Mao people (India)|Mao]], [[Maram people|Maram]], [[Poumai people|Poumai]], [[Sümi Naga|Sema]] and [[Tangkhul people|Tangkhul]].}}
|1,578
|1.1%
|-
|Old Kuki/Naga{{Efn|The Old Kuki tribes retaining the Kuki classification include: Aimol, Chiru, Kom, Koireng, Kharam, and Ralte. The tribes under the Naga umbrella include: Anal, Chothe, Koirao, Lamkang, Maring, Moyon, Monsang, Purum and Tarao.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kom |first=Ch. Sekholal |date=June 2015 |title=Ethno-nationalism: Competing Micro-nationalist Dissents in Manipur |journal=Social Change |volume=45 |issue=2 |pages=289–307 |doi=10.1177/0049085715574192 |issn=0049-0857}}</ref>}}
|533
|0.2%
|}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Bishnupur district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by religious community: Manipur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11383/download/14496/DDW14C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Manipur|Hinduism]]|darkorange|73.76}}
{{bar percent|[[Sanamahism|Sanamahi]]|chartreuse|16.20}}
{{bar percent|[[Meitei Pangals|Islam]]|green|7.87}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Manipur|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.80}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.37}}
}}

The primary language spoken is [[Meiteilon]], spoken by 97.87% of the population. Other minority languages spoken includes [[Rongmei language|Rongmei]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi]] and [[Thadou language|Thadou]].<ref name="language">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-16 Population by mother tongue: Manipur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10213/download/13325/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1400.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Administrative divisions==
The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions:
* [[Nambol]]
* [[Bishnupur, Manipur|Bishnupur]]
* [[Moirang]]

== Towns ==


* [[Nambol]]
* [[Oinam]]
* [[Bishnupur, Manipur|Bishnupur]]
* [[Ningthoukhong]]
* [[Moirang]]
* [[Kwakta]]
* [[Kumbi]]

== See also ==
* [[List of populated places in Bishnupur district]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://bishnupur.nic.in/ Bishnupur district website]
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Bishnupur (Manipur)|Bishnupur district}}

{{Geographic location
|state = expanded
|Centre = Bishnupur district
|North = [[Imphal West district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Kakching district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Churachandpur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Churachandpur district]]
|Northwest = [[Kangpokpi district]]
}}

{{Districts of Manipur}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishnupur District}}
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