Chandel district is one of the 16

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state in northeastern

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. Its headquarters is the town of Chandel. In December 2016, a part of the district was split to establish the new

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. The district is mainly populated by Kuki-Zo and Old Kuki/Naga tribal people.

History

In 1974, the Chandel district was formed under the name "Tengnoupal district". In 1983, the name was changed to Chandel district, as the district headquarters was located at Chandel. In December 2016, the present-day

was split from the Chandel district.

Economy

In 2006 the

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named Chandel as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). It was then one of the three districts in Manipur receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chandel district has a

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of 144,182. This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of

). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%. Chandel has a

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of 932

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 70.85%. The tribal composition of the district in 2011 is as below: After the separation of Tengnoupal district 2016, the residual district has a population of 85,072, which is entirely rural. it has a sex ratio of 921 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 0.09% and 92.56% of the population respectively.

Languages

The main languages in the district are Anal (an " Old Kuki" language) and Thadou (a " New Kuki" language). Other Old kuki languages spoken include Lamkang, Moyon, Monsang, Chothe, Tarao, Maring, Khoibu, etc. At the time of the 2011 census, 37.69% of the population spoke Thadou, 30.26% Anal, 4.74% Zou, 2.77% Ao, 2.26% Maring, 1.99%

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and 1.93% Kom as their first language. 12.05% of the population spoke languages classified as 'Others' on the census because they had fewer than 10,000 speakers in the country.

Flora and fauna

In 1989, the Chandel district (which then included the

) became home to the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao

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, which has an area of .

Autonomous district council

At the district level there is the Chandel Autonomous District Council.

Notes

References

External links

Official government website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandel District Districts of Manipur Minority concentrated districts in India 1974 establishments in Manipur