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Churachandpur district[1]

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Settlement type District
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

Churachandpur district[1] (Meitei pronunciation: /tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/), is one of the 16 districts of the Indian state of Manipur populated mainly by Kuki-Zo people. The name honours former Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh of Manipur.[2][3] The district headquarters is located in the Churachandpur town.[4]

The Churachandpur district first came into being as the South-West Area hill subdivision of Manipur in 1919.Template:Sfnp It soon acquired the name "Churachandpur subdivision" based on its headquarters at Songpi, which was also called "Churachandpur". After the independence of India, it remained one of the eight subdivisions of Manipur.Template:Sfnp A "New Churachandpur" town was built at the present location to serve as its headquarters. In 1969, the subdivision was upgraded to a district, initially called "Manipur South" and later "Churachandpur district".Template:Sfnp In 2016, the western part of the district consisting of the Tipaimukh and Thanlon subdivisions has been made a separate district called Pherzawl, and the rump territory remains Churachandpur district.[5]

Geography

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2011 district map of Manipur; the Churachandpur district was divided into the present Churachandpur district and Pherzawl district in 2016

As per the 2011 census, the Churachandpur district covered an area of Template:Convert at the south-western part of the Manipur state.Template:Sfnp At that time, the Tipaimukh and Thanlon subdivisions were part of the district, which are now separated into the Pherzawl district.[5] The two districts together form the jurisdiction of the Churachandpur Autonomous District Council (ADC).

Census towns

There are three census towns in Churachandpur District:[6]

Villages

Demographics

Template:Historical population As of the 2011 Census of India, Churachandpur district had a population of 274,143,[7] This gives it a ranking of 575th in India (out of a total of 640 districts).[7] It has a population density of Template:Convert.[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.29%.[7] Churachandpur has a sex ratio of 975 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 84.29%.[7][8] Most of the people who live in the district are Kuki-Zo people.[9] The composition of scheduled tribes in the 2011 district is as follows:

Population[10] Percentage

of Total Pop.

All Scheduled Tribes 254,787 92.9%
Kuki-Zo tribesTemplate:Efn 238,547 87.0%
Naga tribesTemplate:Efn 1,148 1.1%
Old Kuki/NagaTemplate:Efn 7,716 2.8%

Apart from the scheduled tribes, the district is populated by Meities, Nepalese, Biharis, Marwaris, and Punjabis, amounting to roughly 7% of the population.[11]

Christianity is the majority(93%) religion in Churachandpur. Hinduism is the second largest (4%) religion. Then there are followers of Islam (1%), Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and other religions.[12]

Educational facilities

Colleges

Private Colleges

Theological Colleges

  • Evangelical College of Theology, NehruMarg
  • Trinity College of Seminary,[15] Sielmat
  • Sielmat Bible College,[16] Sielmat
  • Grace Bible College, New Lamka

Government High School

  • Rengkai Government Higher Secondary School[17]
  • Lanva Model High School, Lanva
  • New-Lamka Upper Primary School

Private School

  • Rayburn High, New Lamka
  • Ebenezer Academy, New Lamka
  • St.Paul Institute, New Lamka
  • The Pathway School, Central Lamka

Private Universities

Health

District Hospital Churachandpur is located within Churachandpur town. Initially, it was a dispensary with few staffs and in the year 1968, it became a 50 bedded Civil Hospital which was inaugurated by Shri Baleswar Prasad, Chief Commissioner of Manipur on 8 June 1968. The hospital was extended with another 50 bedded new building inaugurated on 17 May 1985 by the Medical Minister Shri T. Phungzathang Tonsing and became a 100 bedded one. The present Building OPD block was inaugurated on 31 May 2002, O.T wing on 23 December 2013, and the Trauma Centre on 19 July 2014 by the Hon'ble Chief Minister in presence of the Health Minister and the Industries Minister. The Government of Manipur approved upgrading the hospital to a 200 bedded ward and started the process of making it a Hill Medical College under the leadership of Hon'ble Medical Minister.[18]

Economy

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Khuga Dam in 2006[19]

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur one of the country's most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640).[20] It is one of the three districts in Manipur currentlyTemplate:When receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).[20]

Climate

The location is north of Tropic of Cancer in northern hemisphere, it has summer season in March, April and May with warm, hot and sunny weather. Rainy season starts April and last till October. The winter season is cool and dry.

Climate data for Churachandpur[21]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 27 28 36 36 34 39 37 39 38 34 32 28
Low °C 7 4 14 18 21 22 24 25 22 19 16 8

Transportation

Airport

Nearest airport from Churachandpur is Imphal Airport at Imphal which is about 60 km. However, during the 2023 Manipur violence, Imphal Airport was considered dangerous for some, and so the alternative route out was a 380 km, 14-hour drive to Aizawl.[22]

Media

Major private television channels/cables are :

• Angels Vision Digital Cable

• Hornbill Cable Network

• Skynet

• TC Network

• Tullou TV.

Government, Politics and Administration

Administration is carried out by the Deputy Commissioners or District Magistrates with support of the District level officer and Block Development officers. The district collector office is located at Tuibong Town.

The administrative setup of Churachandpur District.[23]

  1. Sub Divisions & Blocks
  2. Autonomous District Councils
  3. Towns
  4. Police Stations
  5. Assembly Constituencies

Autonomous district council

At the district level, there is the Churachandpur Autonomous District Council created by "The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act, 1971," passed by the Parliament of India. The Autonomous District Council is to administer areas which have been given autonomy within the states under Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971. In accordance with this Act, the Autonomous (Hill) District Council is empowered to maintain and manage of property: movable and immovable, and institutions under their jurisdiction.Template:Sfnp Churachandpur Autonomous District Council has 24 constituencies.Template:Sfnp

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 History. Churachandpur District administration, Government of Manipur, India. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  2. ↑ The Paites{{#if:Dr. Siamkhum|, Dr. Siamkhum}. Notion Press(2013). ISBN 978-93-83416-22-6
  3. ↑ History | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  4. ↑ Amid ongoing violence, why there is an open challenge to the name of Manipur's Churachandpur(10 July 2023).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Khelen Thokchom, More districts in Manipur, The Telegraph (Kolkata), 9 December 2016. Template:ProQuest
  6. ↑ Towns | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 District Census 2011. Census2011.co.in.
  8. ↑ Churachandpur Pin Code list, Population density, literacy rate and total Area with census 2011 details.
  9. ↑ Amid fresh clashes in Manipur, ITLF leaders to meet Amit Shah. The Hindu(6 August 2023).
  10. ↑ A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Manipur – 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India(2011).
  11. ↑ Demography | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  12. ↑ Churachandpur District Religion Data – Hindu/Muslim. census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  13. ↑ Churachandpur College. www.churachandpurcollege.edu.in. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  14. ↑ Rayburn College – Learn | Labor | Serve. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  15. ↑ Trinity College & Seminary.
  16. ↑ SBC – Independent Church of India.
  17. ↑ RENGKAI GOVT. HR. SEC SCHOOL – Rengkai, District Churachandpur (Manipur).
  18. ↑ Scheme for Strengthening of Drug De-Addiction Services. dtc-scheme.in. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  19. ↑ Khuga Dam | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Plural Development(8 September 2009).
  21. ↑ Weather. accuweather.com.
  22. ↑ Manipur: Murders and mayhem tearing apart an Indian state(2023-07-12). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  23. ↑ administrative set-up of the district. Churachandpur District Administration.

Bibliography

Further reading

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  • The history and land-holding behind Manipur South District with Special Reference to the Haokip Reserved Land- 1907, T.S Letkhosei Haokip (Manipur University).
  • Chinkhopau (1995) Churachandpur District, Churachandpur: Published by Author.
  • District Statistical Handbook – Churachandpur: District Statistical Officer.

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