Bishnupur district ( Meitei pronunciation: /ˌbɪʃnʊˈpʊə/) or Bishenpur district, is a district of Manipur state in northeastern

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Etymology

Its name is derived from a

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temple located at Lamangdong.

Geography

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town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other major towns in this district are: Nambol,

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, and

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. Major village in this district are Nachou, Ngaikhong Khullen,

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, and Khoijuman Khullen.

Flora and fauna

In 1977 Bishnupur district became home to

Keibul Lamjao National Park The Keibul Lamjao National Park () is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in Northeast India. It is in area, the only floating national park in the world, and an integral part of Loktak Lake. It is currently und ...

, which has an area of .

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Bishnupur district has a

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of 237,399. This gives it a ranking of 583rd in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.36%. Bishnupur has a

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of 1000

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for every 1000 males. Its

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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. The composition of the scheduled tribes was as follows. The primary language spoken is

Meiteilon Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the constit ...

, spoken by 97.87% of the population. Other minority languages spoken includes Rongmei, Nepali,

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and Thadou.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions: * Nambol *

Towns

* Nambol * Oinam *

* Kwakta *

Notes

References

External links

Bishnupur district website
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