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

Revision as of 02:07, 8 November 2021

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Chandel.


Chandel district
District
Location of Chandel district in Manipur
Location of Chandel district in Manipur
Nickname: 
Kankhupam
Coordinates: 24°19′N 93°59′E / 24.317°N 93.983°E / 24.317; 93.983
Country India
StateFile:..Manipur Flag(INDIA).png Manipur
Founded byPakan tribes
HeadquartersChandel
Area
 • Total2,100 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total85,072
 • Density40.51/km2 (104.9/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish, Anal (Pakan) Lamkang (Pakan) and Kukish languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MN-BI
Vehicle registrationMN
Websitechandel.nic.in

Chandel district (Pron:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district in the state, after Tamenglong.[1]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chandel one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Demographics

Religions in Chandel District
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 93.20%
Hinduism
 
 5.75%
Islam
 
 0.66%
Buddhism
 
 0.19%
Not Stated
 
 0.09%
Sikhism
 
 0.07%
Jainism
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 census Chandel district has a population of 85,072,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.[3] This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometre (110/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.[1] Chandel has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.85%.[1]

Languages

Languages spoken include Anal (Pakan), Thadou Vaiphei, 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 tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the Latin script;[4] and Anal, which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in Myanmar.[5]

Language in Chandel district (2011)[6]

  Thadou (37.69%)
  Anal (30.26%)
  Zou (4.71%)
  Hindi (3.08%)
  Ao (2.77%)
  Maring (2.26%)
  Kom (1.93%)
  Others (17.30%)

Flora and fauna

In 1989, Chandel [originally Tengnoupal district] became home to the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 185 km2 (71.4 sq mi).[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.
  4. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Aimol: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Anal: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "C-1 Population By Linguistic Community". Census. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Manipur". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

External links

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