List of districts of Manipur

Manipur, a state in India, has sixteen administrative districts.

Map of districts of Manipur

Administration

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

On 9 December 2016, the government created 7 new districts, bringing the total number of districts to 16.[1]

Districts

The sixteen districts of Manipur state are:

Code District Headquarters Population (2011)[2] Area (km²) Density (/km²) website
BPRBishnupurBishnupur240,363496415https://bishnupur.nic.in/
TBLThoubalThoubal420,517514713https://thoubal.nic.in/
IEImphal EastPorompat452,661710555https://imphaleast.nic.in/
IWImphal WestLamphelpat514,683519847https://imphalwest.nic.in/
SESenapatiSenapati354,7723,269116https://senapati.nic.in/
UKRUkhrulUkhrul183,1154,54731https://ukhrul.nic.in/
CDLChandelChandel144,0283,31737https://chandel.nic.in/
CCprChurachandpurChurachandpur271.2744,57450https://churachandpur.nic.in/
TMLTamenglongTamenglong140,1434,39125https://tamenglong.nic.in/
JBMJiribamJiribam43,818232190
KPIKangpokpi (Sadar Hills)KangpokpiSurvey pendingPendingPendinghttps://dckpidistrict.gov.in/
KAKKakchingKakching135,481PendingPendinghttps://kakching.nic.in/
TNLTengnoupalTengnoupalSurvey pendingPendingPending
KJKamjongKamjong45,6162,00023
NLNoneyNoney(Longmai)Survey pendingPendingPending
PZPherzawlPherzawl47,2502,28521

References
  1. "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". 20 December 2016.
  2. "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011" (XLS). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi-110011. 2010–2011. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
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