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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kangpokpi}}
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'''Kangpokpi District''' also known as '''Sadar Hills district''', is one of the 16 [[List of districts of Manipur|districts]] in the Indian state of [[Manipur]]. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the [[Sadar Hills]] region which were previously part of [[Senapati District]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manipur-7-new-districts-united-naga-council-okram-ibobi-singh-sadar-hills-nagas/1/830729.html |title=7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas |website=India Today |date=2016-12-09 |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-creates-7-new-districts-1635974 |title=Manipur Creates 7 New Districts |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=2016-12-09 |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/New-districts-to-stay-says-Manipur-CM/article16966242.ece |title=New districts to stay, says Manipur CM |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2016-12-31 |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipur-chief-minsiter-inaugurates-two-new-districts-amid-naga-protests/articleshow/56011103.cms |title=Manipur Chief Minsiter [sic] inaugurates two new districts amid Naga protests |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=2016-12-16 |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/manipur-violence-new-districts-okram-ibobi-united-naga-council-4436039/ |title=Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2016-12-20 |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=
Utpal Parashar |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/creation-of-new-districts-could-be-game-changer-in-manipur-polls/story-UPuB37G5kcybvNQqCCf61I.html |title=Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls |type=opinion |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2017-01-05 |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref>

The district headquarters is located in [[Kangpokpi]]. The district was formed from three sub-divisions of Senapati District: Sadar Hills West, Sadar Hills East and Saitu-Gamphazol.

==Demographics==
At the time of the 2011 census, Kangpokpi district had a population of 193,744. It had a literacy rate of 85% - 89% for males and 80.34% for females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.37% and 79.76% of the population respectively.<ref name="dckpi"/>

===Religion===
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|title=Religions in Kangpokpi district (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population by religious community - Manipur|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW14C-01%20MDDS.XLS|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|year = 2011}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Manipur|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|79.90}}
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}}Christianity is the dominant religion in the district. Almost all tribals are Christian. The non-tribals, mainly Gorkhas are primarily Hindus, with there being some Buddhist Gorkhas.

===Languages===
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.29% of the population spoke [[Thadou language|Thadou]], 15.96% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 10.56% [[Kuki-Chin languages|Kuki]], 5.08% [[Vaiphei language|Vaiphei]], 5.02% [[Tangkhul language|Tangkhul]], 3.56% [[Liangmai language|Liangmei]], 2.64% [[Chirr language|Chirr]], 2.35% [[Kom language (India)|Kom]], 2.11% [[Rongmei language|Rongmei]], 1.42% [[Maringic languages|Maring]], 1.13% [[Sopvoma language|Mao]] and 1.03% [[Hindi]] as their first language.{{Pie chart
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|caption = Languages in Kangpokpi district (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|title = Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Thadou language|Thadou]] |value1 = 42.29 |color1 = purple
|label2 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value2 = 15.96 |color2 = springgreen
|label3 = [[Kuki-Chin languages|Kuki]] |value3 = 10.56 |color3 = mediumorchid
|label4 = [[Vaiphei language|Vaiphei]] |value4 = 5.08 |color4 = blueviolet
|label5 = [[Tangkhul language|Tangkhul]] |value5 = 5.02 |color5 = mediumblue
|label6 = [[Liangmai language|Liangmei]] |value6 = 3.56 |color6 = gold
|label7 = [[Chirr language|Chirr]] |value7 = 2.64 |color7 = turquoise
|label8 = [[Kom language (India)|Kom]] |value8 = 2.35 |color8 = hotpink
|label9 = [[Rongmei language|Rongmei]] |value9 = 2.11 |color9 = yellow
|label10 = [[Maringic languages|Maring]] |value10 = 1.42 |color10 = royalblue
|label11 = [[Sopvoma language|Mao]] |value11 = 1.13 |color11 = steelblue
|label12 = [[Hindi]] |value12 = 1.03 |color12 = olive
|label13 = Others |value13 = 6.85 |color13 = grey
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://kangpokpi.nic.in/ Official website]

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[[Category:Districts of Manipur]]

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