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	\| nickname = Kankhupam		\| nickname = Kankhupam
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	\| demographics1_info1 = English, [[Hmar people\|Anal]] (Pakan) [[Hmar people\|Lamkang]] (Pakan) and ~~Kukish~~ languages		\| demographics1_info1 = English, [[Hmar people\|Anal]] (Pakan) [[Hmar people\|Lamkang]] (Pakan), Moyon and Monshang languages
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	'''Chandel district''' (Pron:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 [[districts of Manipur\|districts]] of [[Manipur]] state in northeastern [[India]]. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district in the state, after [[Tamenglong district\|Tamenglong]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web \| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php \| title = District Census 2011 \| access-date = 2011-09-30 \| year = 2011 \| publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>		'''Chandel district''' (Pron:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 [[districts of Manipur\|districts]] of [[Manipur]] state in northeastern [[India]]. As of 2011 it was the second least populous district in the state, after [[Tamenglong district\|Tamenglong]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web \| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php \| title = District Census 2011 \| access-date = 2011-09-30 \| year = 2011 \| publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

	==Economy==		==Economy==
	In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Chandel one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the three districts in Manipur ~~currently~~ receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj \|date=8 September 2009 \|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme \|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development \|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf \|access-date=27 September 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf \|archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>		In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Chandel as one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It was then one of the three districts in Manipur receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj \|date=8 September 2009 \|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme \|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development \|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf \|access-date=27 September 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf \|archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	{{bar percent\|[[Jainism]]\|brown\|0.04}}		{{bar percent\|[[Jainism]]\|brown\|0.04}}
	}}		}}
	According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Chandel district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 85,072,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Lucia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web \| author = US Directorate of Intelligence \| title = Country Comparison:Population \| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| access-date = 2011-10-01 \| quote = Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.		According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Chandel district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 85,072.<ref name="districtcensus"/> This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|43\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chandel has a [[sex ratio]] of 932 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 70.85%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
	~~}}</ref>~~ This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|43\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chandel has a [[sex ratio]] of 932 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 70.85%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

	===Languages===		===Languages===
	Languages spoken include ~~[[Anal language\|Anal]] (~~Pakan), [[Thadou language\|Thadou]] [[Vaiphei language\|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language\|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei ~~language in the Headquarter~~. ~~[[Anal Naga\|Anāl]], [[Lamkang Naga\|Lamkang]], [[Moyon Naga\|Moyon]] and [[Monsang Naga\|Monsang]] tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and~~ [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages\|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with ~~less~~ than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Aimol: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language\|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians~~, and more in [[Myanmar]]~~.<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Anal: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>		Languages spoken include Pakan, [[Thadou language\|Thadou]], [[Vaiphei language\|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language\|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei. In addition there is [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages\|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with fewer than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Aimol: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language\|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians.<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Anal: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

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	==Flora and fauna==		==Flora and fauna==
	In 1989, Chandel [originally [[Tengnoupal district]]] became home to the [[Yangoupokpi-Lokchao]] [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India\|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert\|185\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on\|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web\|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment\|title=Protected areas: Manipur\|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm\|access-date=25 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009113803/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm\|archive-date=9 October 2011}}</ref>		In 1989, Chandel [originally [[Tengnoupal district]]] became home to the [[Yangoupokpi-Lokchao]] [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India\|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert\|185\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on\|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web\|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment\|title=Protected areas: Manipur\|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm\|access-date=25 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009113803/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm\|archive-date=9 October 2011}}</ref>

			==Autonomous district council==
			At the district level there is the '''Chandel Autonomous District Council'''.

	==References==		==References==

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	\| area_total_km2 = ~~521~~		\| area_total_km2 = 2100
	\| elevation_footnotes =		\| elevation_footnotes =
	\| elevation_m =		\| elevation_m =
	\| population_total = ~~144~~,~~182~~		\| population_total = 85,072
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\| population_rank =		\| population_rank =
	\| population_density_km2 = 21.83		\| population_density_km2 = 40.51
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	{{bar box		{{bar box
	\|title=Religions in ~~Mungar~~ District		\|title=Religions in Chandel District
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	{{bar percent\|[[~~Muslims~~]]\|green\|2.14}}		{{bar percent\|[[Islam]]\|green\|0.66}}
	{{bar percent\|~~Buddhists~~\|yellow\|0.~~28}}~~		{{bar percent\|[[Buddhism]]\|yellow\|0.19}}
	~~{{bar percent\|Others\|grey\|0.25~~}}		{{bar percent\|Not Stated\|black\|0.09}}
	{{bar percent\|Not Stated\|black\|0.20}}		{{bar percent\|[[Sikhism]]\|olive\|0.07}}
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	{{bar percent\|~~Sikhs~~\|~~olive~~\|0.02}}
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	According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Chandel district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of ~~144~~,~~182~~,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Lucia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web \| author = US Directorate of Intelligence \| title = Country Comparison:Population \| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| access-date = 2011-10-01 \| quote = Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.		According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Chandel district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 85,072,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Lucia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web \| author = US Directorate of Intelligence \| title = Country Comparison:Population \| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| access-date = 2011-10-01 \| quote = Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.
	}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|43\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chandel has a [[sex ratio]] of 932 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 70.85%.<ref name=districtcensus/>		}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|43\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chandel has a [[sex ratio]] of 932 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 70.85%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

	===Languages===		===Languages===
	Languages spoken include [[Anal language\|Anal]] (Pakan), [[Thadou language\|Thadou]] [[Vaiphei language\|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language\|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei language in the Headquarter. [[Anal Naga\|Anāl]], [[Lamkang Naga\|Lamkang]], [[Moyon Naga\|Moyon]] and [[Monsang Naga\|Monsang]] tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages\|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Aimol: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language\|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in [[Myanmar]].<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Anal: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>		Languages spoken include [[Anal language\|Anal]] (Pakan), [[Thadou language\|Thadou]] [[Vaiphei language\|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language\|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei language in the Headquarter. [[Anal Naga\|Anāl]], [[Lamkang Naga\|Lamkang]], [[Moyon Naga\|Moyon]] and [[Monsang Naga\|Monsang]] tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages\|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Aimol: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language\|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in [[Myanmar]].<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Anal: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

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			\|caption = Language in Chandel district (2011)<ref>{{cite web \|title=C-1 Population By Linguistic Community \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html\|publisher=Census \|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> <!-- Click on Manipur -->
			\|label1 = [[Thadou language\|Thadou]]
			\|value1 = 37.69
			\|color1 = #960064
			\|label2 = [[Anal language\|Anal]]
			\|value2 = 30.26
			\|color2 = #9966CC
			\|label3 = [[Zou language\|Zou]]
			\|value3 = 4.71
			\|color3 = LightCoral
			\|label4 = [[Hindi language\|Hindi]]
			\|value4 = 3.08
			\|color4 = orange
			\|label5 = [[Ao language\|Ao]]
			\|value5 = 2.77
			\|color5 = #CAE00D
			\|label6 = [[Maring language\|Maring]]
			\|value6 = 2.26
			\|color6 = #00FFFF
			\|label7 = [[Kom language (India)\|Kom]]
			\|value7 = 1.93
			\|color7 = Darkred
			\|label8 = Others
			\|value8 = 17.30
			\|color8 = grey}}

	==Flora and fauna==		==Flora and fauna==

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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	\|title=Religions in Mungar District		\|title=Religions in Mungar District
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	===Languages===		===Languages===
	Languages spoken include [[Anal language\|Anal]] (Pakan), [[Thadou language\|Thadou]] [[Vaiphei language\|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language\|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei language in the Headquarter. [[Anāl]], [[Lamkang]], Moyon and Monsang tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages\|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Aimol: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language\|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in [[Myanmar]] ~~(and which should not be confused with the [[Anus language]])~~.<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Anal: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>		Languages spoken include [[Anal language\|Anal]] (Pakan), [[Thadou language\|Thadou]] [[Vaiphei language\|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language\|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei language in the Headquarter. [[Anal Naga\|Anāl]], [[Lamkang Naga\|Lamkang]], [[Moyon Naga\|Moyon]] and [[Monsang Naga\|Monsang]] tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages\|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Aimol: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language\|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in [[Myanmar]].<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Anal: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

	==Flora and fauna==		==Flora and fauna==

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Chandel, Manipur{{!}}Chandel}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandel district
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname = Kankhupam
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Chandel in Manipur (India).svg
| image_alt = Location of Chandel district in Manipur
| image_caption = Location of Chandel district in Manipur
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24|19|N|93|59|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Manipur Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Manipur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 13 May 1974
| founder = Pakan tribes
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Chandel, Manipur|Chandel]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 521
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 144,182
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 21.83
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = English, [[Hmar people|Anal]] (Pakan) [[Hmar people|Lamkang]] (Pakan) and Kukish languages
| 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://chandel.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}
'''Chandel district''' (Pron:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 [[districts of Manipur|districts]] of [[Manipur]] state in northeastern [[India]]. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district in the state, after [[Tamenglong district|Tamenglong]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Chandel one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
|left1=Religion

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|title=Religions in Mungar District
|titlebar=#Fcd116|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|Christians|blue|89.50}}
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|7.50}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|2.14}}
{{bar percent|Buddhists|yellow|0.28}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.25}}
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.20}}
{{bar percent|Jains|brown|0.04}}
{{bar percent|Sikhs|olive|0.02}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Chandel district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 144,182,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Lucia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|43|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chandel has a [[sex ratio]] of 932 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.85%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
Languages spoken include [[Anal language|Anal]] (Pakan), [[Thadou language|Thadou]] [[Vaiphei language|Vaiphei]], [[Zo language|Zou]], [[Lamkang]] and Meitei language in the Headquarter. [[Anāl]], [[Lamkang]], Moyon and Monsang tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and [[Aimol]], a [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the [[Latin script]];<ref name="ethnoaimol">{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Aimol: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Anal language|Anal]], which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in [[Myanmar]] (and which should not be confused with the [[Anus language]]).<ref name="ethnoanal">{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Anal: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anm | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==Flora and fauna==
In 1989, Chandel [originally [[Tengnoupal district]]] became home to the [[Yangoupokpi-Lokchao]] [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|185|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Manipur|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009113803/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm|archive-date=9 October 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://chandel.nic.in/ Official government website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Chandel district
|North = [[Ukhrul district]]
|Northeast =
|East = ''[[Myanmar]]''
|Southeast =
|South = ''[[Myanmar]]''
|Southwest =
|West = [[Churachandpur district]]
|Northwest = [[Thoubal district]]
}}

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