Chandel District Population, Manipur - Census India 2011

Chandel is one of district of Manipur in India. There are 4 Taluks, 437 villages and 1 towns in Chandel district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chandel district has 28801 households, population of 144182 of which 74579 are males and 69603 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 17187 which is 11.92% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chandel district is around 933 compared to 985 which is average of Manipur state. The literacy rate of Chandel district is 62.63% out of which 68.45% males are literate and 56.39% females are literate. The total area of Chandel is 3313 sq.km with population density of 44 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 88.32% of population lives in Urban area and 11.68% lives in Rural area. There are 0.37% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 88.97% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chandel district.

Chandel Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total144182100%
Christian12904989.5%
Hindu108107.5%
Muslim30862.14%
Buddhist4000.28%
Other religions and persuasions3540.25%
Religion not stated2880.2%
Sikh1360.09%
Jain590.04%

Chandel Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)13312
Number of households323125570
Total Population16847127335
Population (%)51.46%48.24%
Male Population867065909
Female Population817761426
Sex Ratio943932
Literacy (%)61.05%62.84%

List of Taluks in Chandel

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Chandel district, Manipur
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chakpikarong 52939141337880
Tengnoupal 3924577551936
Chandel 3213368747993
Machi1986543845980

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Chandel Population Facts

Number of Households28801
Population144182
Male Population74579 (51.73%)
Female Population69603 (48.27%)
Children Population17187
Area3313 km2
Population density/km244
Sex-ratio933
Literacy62.63%
Male Literacy68.45%
Female Literacy56.39%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %88.97%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.37%

Map of Chandel, Manipur