Manipur Population - Census India 2011

Manipur is one of state in India with population of 2,855,794. There are 9 districts, 38 Taluks, 2,582 villages and 58 towns in Manipur.

As per the Census India 2011, Manipur has 557,859 households, population of 2,855,794 of which 1,438,586 are males and 1,417,208 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 375,357 which is 13.14% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Manipur state is around 985 compared to 943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Manipur state is 66.83% out of which 72.28% males are literate and 61.29% females are literate. The total area of Manipur is 22,327 sq.km with population density of 128 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 70.79% of population lives in Urban area and 29.21% lives in Rural area. There are 3.41% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 40.88% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Manipur.

Manipur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,855,794100%
Hindu1,181,87641.39%
Christian1,179,04341.29%
Muslim239,8368.4%
Other religions and persuasions233,7678.19%
Religion not stated10,9690.38%
Buddhist7,0840.25%
Jain1,6920.06%
Sikh1,5270.05%

Manipur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)18022,148
Number of households172,339385,520
Total Population834,1542,021,640
Population (%)49.36%49.21%
Male Population411,7021,026,884
Female Population422,452994,756
Sex Ratio1026969
Literacy (%)75%63.46%

List of Districts in Manipur

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DistrictPopulationArea (km2)Po. DensitySex-ratio
Imphal West517,9925199981031
Senapati479,1483,271146937
Imphal East456,1137096431017
Thoubal422,1685148211002
Churachandpur274,1434,57060975
Bishnupur237,399496479999
Ukhrul183,9984,54440943
Chandel144,1823,31344933
Tamenglong 140,6514,39132943

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Manipur Population Facts

Number of Households557,859
Population2,855,794
Male Population1,438,586 (50.37%)
Female Population1,417,208 (49.63%)
Children Population375,357
Area22,327 km2
Population density/km2128
Sex-ratio985
Literacy66.83%
Male Literacy72.28%
Female Literacy61.29%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %40.88%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %3.41%

Map of Manipur

Big Cities

Imphal193,459
Imphal193,459
Imphal186,538
Imphal186,538
Imphal83,737
Imphal83,737
Imphal81,705
Imphal81,705
Thoubal45,947
Kakching32,138