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| Settlement type | District of Manipur |
| Country | India |
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Chandel district (Pron:/ˌtʃænˈdɛl/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. As of 2011 it was the second least populous district in the state, after Tamenglong.[1]
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chandel as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It was then one of the three districts in Manipur receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]
Demographics
Template:Bar box According to the 2011 census Chandel district has a population of 85,072.[1] This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%.[1] Chandel has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.85%.[1]
Languages
Languages spoken include Pakan, Thadou, Vaiphei, Zou, Lamkang and Meitei. In addition there is Aimol, a Sino-Tibetan tongue with fewer than 2500 speakers, written in the Latin script;[3] and Anal, which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians.[4]
Flora and fauna
In 1989, Chandel [originally Tengnoupal district] became home to the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of Template:Convert.[5]
Autonomous district council
At the district level there is the Chandel Autonomous District Council.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 District Census 2011. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Rural Development(8 September 2009). Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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- ↑ Protected areas: Manipur. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
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