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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Chandel, Manipur{{!}}Chandel}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandel district
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname = Kankhupam
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Manipur|District]] of [[Manipur]]
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| map_caption = Location in Manipur
| 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 = 2100
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 85,072
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 40.51
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = English, [[Hmar people|Anal]] (Pakan) [[Hmar people|Lamkang]] (Pakan), Moyon and Monshang 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/}}
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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 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==
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==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Chandel District
|left1='''Religion'''
|titlebar=#Fcd116|right1='''Percent'''
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|blue|93.20}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|orange|5.75}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.66}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|yellow|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.09}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|olive|0.07}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|brown|0.04}}
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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/>

===Languages===
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>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|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> 
|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==
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==
{{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]]
}}

{{Districts of Manipur}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
{{Authority control}}

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