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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Imphal East district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Manipur|District]] of [[Manipur]]
| image_skyline = Imphal War cemetery.jpg
| image_alt = Green field with small stones in front, with blue sky above
| image_caption = [[Imphal War Cemetery]]
| image_map = Imphal East in Manipur (India).svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Manipur
| coordinates = {{coord|24|48|N|93|57|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = region of [[Imphal]] in the eastern side of the [[Imphal River]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Porompat]]
| government_type =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 13
| area_total_km2 = 497
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 412,275
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Language(s)
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Meiteilon]] (officially called [[Manipuri language|Manipuri]])<ref name=langoff>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) |pages=78 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]], [[Government of India]] |access-date=16 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2012 }}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MN-EI]]
| registration_plate = MN
| website = {{URL|https://imphaleast.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
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}}
'''Imphal East district''' ([[Meitei language|Meitei pronunciation]]: /ˈɪmfəl or ɪmˈfɑːl/) is one of the 16 [[districts of Manipur|districts]] of [[Manipur]] state in northeastern [[India]]. In 2011, it was the second most populous district in the state, after [[Imphal West district|Imphal West]].<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book - Imphal East |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/848/download/36260/DH_2011_1407_PART_A_DCHB_IMPHAL_EAST.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Jiribam district|Jiribam subdivision]], which was an exclave at the western periphery of the state, was separated as an independent district.<ref name="Telegraph 2016">Khelen Thokchom, [https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/more-districts-in-manipur/cid/1403137 More districts in Manipur], The Telegraph (Kolkata), 9 December 2016. {{ProQuest|2290178396}}</ref>

==Description==
The Imphal East district occupies the northeastern part of the [[Imphal Valley]]. It was created in June 1997 by dividing the erstwhile Imphal district into two parts. Prior to that, it was a subdivision of the Imphal district.{{sfnp|Manipur Administrative Atlas|2005|pp=14, 36}} The hill territory of [[Jiribam district|Jiribam]], which was attached to the Impal East district since its formation, was separated into its own district in 2016 as part of a major reorganisation of districts.{{sfnp|Manipur Administrative Atlas|2005|p=17}}<ref name="Telegraph 2016"/> At the same time, several hilly regions in the interior of Imphal East associated with [[Senapati district]], were included in Imphal East.<ref>[https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2027871#map=10/24.8515/94.0151&layers=C Imphal East district], OpenStreetMap, 14 August 2023.</ref>

A major part of the [[Imphal|Imphal city]] urban agglomeration is included in Imphal West, the rest being in Imphal East. Roughly half the population of Imphal East lives in the urban area.

The district headquarters of Imphal East is at [[Porompat]]. The total area of the district, prior to the 2016 reorganisation, was approximately 497 km<sup>2</sup>. The district is situated at an altitude 790 metres above the M.S. Level. The climate of the district is salubrious and the monsoon is tropical. The minimum temperature goes down to 0.6 degree Celsius in the winter and 41 degree Celsius in the summer. It has no rail network and hence communication is entirely dependent on road. The district is connected via [[National Highway 39 (India, old numbering)|N.H. 39]], [[National Highway 53 (India, old numbering)|N.H. 53]] and [[National Highway 150 (India, old numbering)|N.H. 150]].

==Demographics==
===Population ===
{{Historical population
|align = right
| source = [[Census of India]]<ref name="censusindia1">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701220701/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref>
| footnote = 2011 Imphal East district (including the [[Jiribam district|Jiribam subdivision]])
| 1951 | 89,821
| 1961 | 135,594
| 1971 | 189,713
| 1981 | 255,365
| 1991 | 330,460
| 2001 | 394,876
| 2011 | 456,113
}}{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Imphal East district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Meitei language|Manipuri]] |value1 = 91.01 |color1 = goldenrod
|label2 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value2 = 1.66 |color2 = pink
|label3 = [[Rongmei language|Kabui]] |value3 = 1.61 |color3 = lightblue
|label4 = [[Tangkhul language|Tangkhul]] |value4 = 1.02 |color4 = mediumblue
|label5 = Others |value5 = 4.70 |color5 = grey
}}{{Pie chart|value5=0.66|value4=5.22|value3=15.83|value2=16.78|value1=61.51|color5=Grey|color4=Blue|color3=Green|color2=palegreen|color1=Orange|caption=Religions in Imphal East district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by religious community: Manipur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11383/download/14496/DDW14C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|label1=[[Hinduism]]|label2=[[Sanamahi]]|label3=[[Islam]]|label4=[[Christianity]]|label5=Others}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Imphal East district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 456,113.<ref name="districtcensus"/> This gives it a ranking of 551st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 638 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.63%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Imphal East has a [[sex ratio]] of 1011 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 82.81%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Population<ref>{{citation |title=A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Manipur - 2011 |date=2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43013 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India}}</ref>
!Percentage
of Total Pop.
|-
|All Scheduled Tribes
|27,657
|6.1%
|-
|Kuki-Zo tribes{{efn|The Kuki-Zo tribes include [[Gangte people|Gangte]], [[Hmar people|Hmar]], [[Paite people|Paite]], [[Simte people|Simte]], [[Sukte people|Sukte]], [[Thadou people|Thadou]], [[Vaiphei people|Vaiphei]], [[Zou people|Zou]], and some smaller tribes designated as "Any Kuki" and "Any Lushai ([[Mizo people|Mizo]])".}}
|10,737
|2.4%
|-
|Naga tribes{{efn|The Naga tribes include [[Angami Naga|Angami]], [[Kabui people|Kabui]], [[Kacha Naga]], [[Mao people (India)|Mao]], [[Maram people|Maram]], [[Poumai people|Poumai]], [[Sümi Naga|Sema]] and [[Tangkhul people|Tangkhul]].}}
|12,902
|2.8%
|-
|Old Kuki/Naga{{Efn|The Old Kuki tribes retaining the Kuki classification include: Aimol, Chiru, Kom, Koireng, Kharam, and Ralte. The tribes under the Naga umbrella include: Anal, Chothe, Koirao, Lamkang, Maring, Moyon, Monsang, Purum and Tarao.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kom |first=Ch. Sekholal |date=June 2015 |title=Ethno-nationalism: Competing Micro-nationalist Dissents in Manipur |journal=Social Change |volume=45 |issue=2 |pages=289–307 |doi=10.1177/0049085715574192 |issn=0049-0857}}</ref>}}
|3,556
|0.8%
|}

After the separation of the Jiribam subdivision, the residual district has population 412,275. It has a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males. 42.65% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 2.04% and 5.38% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />

===Languages ===
As per 2011 census, the languages spoken in Imphal East district (excluding newly created Jiribam district) are [[Meitei language|Manipuri]] (375,207), [[Nepali language|Nepali]] (6,851), [[Rongmei language|Kabui]] (6,622), [[Tangkhul language|Tangkhul]] (4,205), and [[Kuki-Chin languages|Kuki]] (2,066).<ref name="language">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-16 Population by mother tongue: Manipur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10213/download/13325/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1400.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Administrative divisions==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Sub Divisions
!Tehsils/ SDC Circles
|-
|Porompat
|Heingang, Porompat, Bashikhong
|-
|Keirao Bitra
|Keirao Bitra, Tulihal
|-
|Sawombung
|Sawombung, Sagolmang
|}
''Recently, [[Jiribam district]] is carved out from Imphal East district comprising sub-divisions of [[Jiribam]], [[Borobekra]], and [[Babukhal]].''

==Areas under Imphal Urban Agglomeration==
* [[Porompat]]

==Economy==
===Agriculture===
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the district. There are 27,000 and 4,100 hectares of land for H.Y.V. (High Yield Variety) and improved local paddy field respectively. There are 450 hectares of land for maize, 60 hectares for wheat and 350 hectares for potato. The main food crops are paddy, potato and vegetables. Among the cash crops are sugarcane, maize, pulse, oil seed and other vegetables. The total number of workers engaged in agriculture in the district was 42,473 as per the 1991 census of which 28,661 were males and 13,812 were females. Spices like chilli, onion, ginger, turmeric and coriander of good quality are grown in the district.

{|class=wikitable
|+AREA & PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS: (during 1998 -99 in Imphal East district)
!Sl. No.
!Name of Crops
!Area in Hect.
!Production in MT
|-
| KHARIF CROPS
|-
| 1 || Paddy (HYV) || 27.00 || 80.14
|-
| 2 || Local paddy || 4.10 || 5.44
|-
| 3 || Maize || 0.45 || 0.80
|-
| 4 || Sugar cane || 0.29 || 17.84
|-
| 5 || Kharif Pulse || 0.22 || 0.26
|-
| RABI CROPS
|-
| 1 || Wheat || 0.06 || 0.08
|-
| 2 || Pea & other pulses || 1.53 || 1.09
|-
| 3 || Potato || 0.35 || 1.52
|-
| 4 || Muster & other Oilseeds crops || 0.60 || 1.22
|}

====Horticulture====

Horticulture products have been acquiring popularity with the people in the district. Fruits like pineapple, banana, lemon and papaya grow well in the district. Pineapple grows in plenty at the slope of Ngariyan Hill. There is considerable scope for increasing the area under different horticulture crops. The soil and climate favour for mass plantation of horticulture products in the district.

The following is the areas and production of horticulture crops in the district during 1998-99.

{|class=wikitable
! Sl.No.
! Crops
! Area in Hectare
! Annual production ( M.T.)
|-
| 1 || Pineapple || 650 || 3,700
|-
| 2 || Banana || 50 || 392
|-
| 3 || Lemon || 56 || 224
|-
| 4 || Plum, Pear & Peach || 30 || 180
|-
| 5 || Papaya || 230 || 1,150
|-
| 6 || Mango || 12 || 60
|-
| 7 || Guava || 30 || 138
|-
| 8 || Others || 250 || 397
|-
| Total || || 1,358 || 6,646
|}

====Livestock====

In the district, there is a dairy farm and a veterinary training center. There are also 5 veterinary hospitals and 19 veterinary dispensaries along with three aids centers. The following is the population of livestock as per survey report of 1997 census.

{|class=wikitable
! Sl. No.
! Category
! Total Population
|-
| A || LIVESTOCK ||
|-
| 1 || Cattle || 85,964
|-
| 2 || Buffaloes || 2,310
|-
| 3 || Sheep || 461
|-
| 4 || Goats || 2,189
|-
| 5 || Horses & Ponies || 542
|-
| 6 || Pigs || 10,563
|-
| 7 || Dogs || 15,940
|-
| 8 || Rabbits || 799
|-
| B || POULTRY
|-
| 1 || Cock || 30,719
|-
| 2 || Hen || 2,37,704
|-
| 3 || Chicken (below three months) || 1,60,018
|-
| 4 || Drakes || 21,029
|-
| 5 || Ducks || 35,832
|-
| 6 || Ducklings ( below six months ) || 21,512
|-
| 7 || Other fowls || 5,784
|}

===Forest===
The following is the information of forest products available in the district

{|class=wikitable
|+OUTTURN VALUES OF MINOR FOREST PRODUCES OF CENTRAL FOREST DIVISION (IMPHAL EAST & IMPHAL WEST) FOR THE YEAR 1999–2000.
! Sl.No.
! Items
! Units
! Quantity
! Value (in Rs.)
|-
| 1 || Firewood || M.T. || 16.8 || 43.560
|-
| 2 || Bamboo || nil || nil || nil
|-
| 3 || Charcoal || Qtl. || 1 80 ||
|-
| 4 ||Earth || C.M. || 1,060 || 16,620
|-
| 5 || Stone || C.M. || 31,610 || 4,77,340
|-
| 6 || Sand || C.M. || 23,542 || 3,29,685
|}

===Tourism===

There are two [[motel]]s in the district at Kaina and Jiribam. Shree-Shree Govindajee Temple, a golden temple is located in the palace compound area. There are two war cemeteries maintained by the British War Grave Commission. There is a temple at Kaina and it is a holy place of the Hindus. The Hanuman temple at Mahabali is a pre-historical place in the State.

Manipur is known for its scenic environment, landscapes, climate and cultural heritage, which has a great potential for development of tourism.{{original research inline|date=October 2018}}

==Geography==
[[Porompat]] town is the administrative headquarters of the district. [[Nandeibam]] is also in the district.

==Climate==
{{climate chart
|Imphal
| image_skyline = Imphal East in Manipur (India).svg
|3.7|21.3|12.8
|6.6|23.3|30.6
|10.7|27.0|61.1
|15.3|28.8|101.2
|18.3|29.0|145.9
|20.8|28.8|283.8
|21.5|28.8|231.4
|21.3|28.8|196.6
|20.2|28.9|123.6
|16.7|27.7|119.7
|10.4|24.9|36.0
|5.0|22.1|10.4
|source=[http://imdguwahati.org/climateimp.html IMD]
|float=right
|clear=right
}}

==See also==
*[[List of populated places in Imphal East district]]
*[[Huikap]]
*[[Keikhoo]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
; Sources
* {{citation |title=Manipur Administrative Atlas |publisher=Census of India, Government of India |year=2005 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4393/1/50276_2001_ADM.pdf |ref={{sfnref|Manipur Administrative Atlas|2005}}}}

==External links==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2027871#map=10/24.8515/94.0151&layers=C Imphal East district], OpenStreetMap, 14 August 2023.
* [http://imphaleast.nic.in/ Imphal East district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Imphal East district
|North = [[Senapati district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Thoubal district]]
|Southeast =
|South =
|Southwest =
|West = [[Imphal West district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Manipur}}

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[[Category:1997 establishments in Manipur]]

Imphal East district - Revision history

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