Churachandpur district

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As per the 2011 census, the Churachandpur district covered an area of {{convert|4520|km2|sqmi}} at the south-western part of the Manipur state.{{sfnp|Churachadpur District Census Handbook|2011|p=19}} At that time, the Tipaimukh and Thanlon subdivisions were part of the district, which are now separated into the Pherzawl district. The two districts together form the jurisdiction of the Churachandpur Autonomous District Council (ADC).

There are three census towns in Churachandpur District:{{Cite web |url=https://churachandpur.nic.in/census-towns/ |title=Towns | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India}}

• Rengkai
• Zenhang Lamka
• Hill town

• B.Aijalon
• Ngaloi
• New Lamka
• Bungmual
• Henglep
• Hiangtam Lamka
• Kangvai
• Peniel
• Saikawt
• Sielmat
• Singngat
• Tuibong

{{Historical population

| source = Census of India{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701220701/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |archive-date=1 July 2014}}

| footnote = 2011 Churachandpur district (includes present Pherzawl district)

| 1951 | 44496

| 1961 | 66304

| 1971 | 100418

| 1981 | 134494

| 1991 | 176184

| 2001 | 227905

| 2011 | 274143

}}

As of the 2011 Census of India, Churachandpur district had a population of 274,143,{{cite web |url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title = District Census 2011 |accessdate =30 September 2011 |year = 2011 |publisher = Census2011.co.in}} This gives it a ranking of 575th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). It has a population density of {{convert|60|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.29%. Churachandpur has a sex ratio of 975 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.29%.{{Cite web |url=https://indiamapia.com/Churachandpur.html |title = Churachandpur Pin Code list, Population density, literacy rate and total Area with census 2011 details}} Most of the people who live in the district are Kuki-Zo people.{{cite news |title=Amid fresh clashes in Manipur, ITLF leaders to meet Amit Shah |work=The Hindu |date=6 August 2023 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amit-shah-kuki-zo-leaders-to-meet-in-delhi-for-talks-arranged-by-mizoram-cm-more-central-forces-rushed-to-manipur/article67164935.ece }} The composition of scheduled tribes in the 2011 district is as follows:

Apart from the scheduled tribes, the district is populated by Meities, Nepalese, Biharis, Marwaris, and Punjabis, amounting to roughly 7% of the population.{{Cite web |title=Demography {{!}} Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur {{!}} India |url=https://churachandpur.nic.in/about-district/demography/ |access-date=2023-09-30}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Churachandpur District Religion Data – Hindu/Muslim |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/district/372-churachandpur.html |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=census2011.co.in}}

• Churachandpur Medical College, Hiangtam Lamka
• Churachandpur Government College,{{Cite web |title=Churachandpur College |url=https://www.churachandpurcollege.edu.in/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.churachandpurcollege.edu.in}} Hiangtam Lamka
• Lamka College, New Lamka

• Rayburn College{{Cite web |url=http://www.rayburncollege.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903203844/http://rayburncollege.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 September 2011 |title=Rayburn College – Learn {{!}} Labor {{!}} Serve|access-date=2020-02-07}}
• Evangelical College of Theology, NewLamka
• Trinity College of Seminar,{{cite web|url=https://www.trinitycollegeandseminary.org/|title=Trinity College & Seminary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007152829/https://trinitycollegeandseminary.org/|archive-date=7 October 2016|url-status=dead}} Sielmat
• Sielmat Bible College,{{Cite web |url=https://www.ici.net.in/projects/sbc.html |title = SBC – Independent Church of India}} Sielmat
• Grace Bible College, New Lamka
• V. K Tawna College, Hiangtam Lamka

• Rengkai Government Higher Secondary School{{Cite web |url=https://schools.org.in/churachandpur/14030100101/rengkai-govt-hr-sec-school.html |title = RENGKAI GOVT. HR. SEC SCHOOL – Rengkai, District Churachandpur (Manipur)}}
• Lanva Model High School, Lanva
• New-Lamka Upper Primary School

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

• Sangai International University, Rengkai Road

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dtc-scheme.in/dtc-churachandpur.aspx |title=Scheme for Strengthening of Drug De-Addiction Services |website=dtc-scheme.in|access-date=2018-02-06}}

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In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur one of the country's most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640).{{cite web |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |publisher=National Institute of Plural Development |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archivedate=5 April 2012 |url-status=dead |accessdate=27 September 2011}} It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently{{when|date=January 2018}} receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).

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.

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.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-12 |title=Manipur: Murders and mayhem tearing apart an Indian state|publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66086142 |access-date=2023-07-16}}

Major private television channels/cables are :

• Angels Vision Digital Cable

• Hornbill Cable Network

• Skynet

• TC Network

• Tullou TV.

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.{{Cite web |url=https://churachandpur.nic.in/administrative-setup/ |title=administrative set-up of the district |publisher=Churachandpur District Administration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207071018/https://churachandpur.nic.in/administrative-setup/ |archive-date=7 February 2020}}

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

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.{{sfnp|Comprehensive details|2015|loc=Sec. Administration of Hill Areas (Tribal areas)}}

Churachandpur Autonomous District Council has 24 constituencies.{{sfnp|Comprehensive details|2015|loc=Sec. ADC constituencies of Churachandpur}}

• List of populated places in Churachandpur district

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{{reflist}}

• {{Cite web |title=Comprehensive details about Manipur State and its Environmental & Social Sensitivities |publisher=Government of Manipur |date=March 2015 |url=https://manipur.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/annexure-01-manipur-comprehensive.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910192621/https://manipur.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/annexure-01-manipur-comprehensive.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2020 |ref={{sfnref|Comprehensive details|2015}}}}
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{{refbegin}}

• 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.

{{refend}}

• [https://churachandpur.nic.in/ Churachandpur District Administration]
• [https://churachandpur.nic.in/administrative-setup/autonomous-district-council/ Churachandpur Autonomous District Council]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Churachandpur district

|North = Noney district

|Northeast = Bishnupur district
Kangpokpi district

|East = Chandel district

|Southeast =

|South = Myanmar

|Southwest =

|West = Pherzawl district

|Northwest =

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