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1 Bishnupur District - A Profile During the year 2014-15 GENERAL Characteristics of the District;- 1.The original name of Bishnupur was Lumlangdong(now Lamamngdong) .History recorded the faces of its origin. As soon as Kyamba ascended throne of Manipur in 1467 A.D. he conquered kyang, which was a shan kingdom in the kabow valley.Then he assumed the name of kyamba which means the conquered of kyang. There always had been a good relation between the pongs and the Meitei’s. During the reign of kyamba also there was good relations between kyamba and the pong king khe-khomba .actually it was the good foreign policy of king kyamba that he was able to have a good relation with the neighbouring countries.Kyamba wanted to conquer kyang, So around the thirds of his reign he attacked kyang along with Chaopha khe khomba the king of pong. After the battle won,the conquered areas were devided between the two kings ,they dined together in golden vessels and drank in join made of gold. It came into existence on the 25 the May 1983 when the erstwhile Manipur Centre district was divided into Imphal Thoubal and Bishnupur district. The famous Loktak lake and national park at keibul lamjao which harbours the endangered brown athlete deer is situated in the district. If properly developed, these area could be the main tourist attraction in Manipur and it will increase revenue. The INA memorial situated in Moirang also attracts substantial number of people not only of the state but also national as well as international tourists. It lies between 93.43’E to 94.53’E longitude and between 24.18’N to 24.50’ N latitude. 1.1.1. Location & Geographical Area;-- The district is bounded party by Churachanpur in the South-west. North and north eastern by Senapati district, in the Imphal west district. Thoubal in the south eastern. The total geographical area of the district is 530 sq.km and lies between 93.43 E and 94.53 E longitudes and 24.18; N and 25.5 0 N latitude and situated at an altitude of 828m above mean sea level. 2 It is a narrow valley sand witch between two-hill ranges running north to south. Bishnupur District cover an area of 530 Sq. kms with a total population of 240,363 of which male and female were 120.178 and 120,185 respectively as per 2011 census. Peculiar feature of the district is that nearly 50% of the area is covered by Loktak Lake, which provides means of livelihood to nearly 10000 people by producing food items 1.1.2. Topography;--- The district shows three prominent nuits i.e. tiny plain topography, hilly area in the extreme north, central parts and marshy land in the southern parts of the district. The general elevation of the elevated area is around 790m above mean sea level. 1 Mineral Resources;--- The District has no known mineral resource , the district has no known mineral resource except good quality clay useful in brick making, pottery, etc stone deposit and quarries are found. Soil;-- The soil of Manipur are broadly classified as ferruginous red- soil, mountain and hill, ferruginous red-soil is poor in lime, potash and iron oxide and is also uniformly low in phosphorus contents. This type of soil is suitable for cultivation of paddy and a large variety of crop can be grown with irrigation. Manipur soil has been devided into six categories viz, alluvial soil peaty soil, late rite soil, red soil,ferruginous red soil and ferruginous gravelly soil.The distribution of these soil in various district of Manipur is given below.’--- Sl No Soil Type District 1 Alluvail soil Bishnupur,Imphal West,Imphal East, Thoubal, Chandel 2 Peaty soil Bishnupur and Thoubal 3 Literrate soil Tamenglong, and Churachanpur 4 Red soil Jiribam 5 Ferruginous red soil Senapati ,Tamenglong and Churachanpur 6 Ferruginous red gravelly soil Ukhrul,Senapati and Chandel 3 1. 1. 3. Forest;--- !. Geographical Area. 530sq.km 2. Forest Area 3.60.sq.km. 3. Reserved 3.50.sq.km. 4. Protected 0.10 sq.km 1.4. Administrative set up;-- The district is divided into three sub –divisions as below;--- 1. Moirang, 2. Bishnupur. 3. Nambol Besides, there are 4 (four) Municipalities namely (1) Nambol,(2) Bishnupur,(3) Ningthoukhong and (4) Moirang, Name of Name 0f Total Scheduled Scheduled Others Sup- towns Population Castes Tribes Division Bishnupur Oinam(NAC) 240,363 22,113 3287 214963 Nambal -- 61,882 -- -- -- Bishnupur Bishnupur 62,778 -- -- -- Moirang Kumbi (NAC) 1,12,739 --- -- -- Kwakta(NAC) 02964 -- -- -- Total 240,363 22113 3287 214963 There are 6(six) SDC circles viz Nambal, Oinam, Bishnupur circles are situated within Bishnupur sub-Division, Moirang, Kumbi and Nintgoukhong circles are situated within Moirang Sub Division and 2 Developmental C.D. blocks-Bishnupur C.D. block with its H.Q at Bishnupur and Moirang C.D block with its H.Q at Moirang khunou. The sub- divisions are nuder the charge of one SDC each and the CD 4 blocks are under the change of one BDO each while the circle are under the clanrgs of one Such. There are 6 Assembly constituencies, viz 24 Nanbal A.C 25 Oinam, A.C. 26- Bishnupur A.C. 27- Moirang A.C 27 –Thanga A.C. and 29 –KumbiA.C. The number of Gram Panchayat is 42 .As for the Local self Government, there are 4(four) Municipality Namely 1) Nambol 2) Bishnupur 3) Ninthoukhong and 4 Moirang sub-Division. The district is served by the river falling into the Loktak Lake and supports agriculture. The Loktak Hydro electric multipurpose project has also facilitated the process of industrialisation in the district. District AT A GLANCE Sl.No Particular Nuit Statistics year 1 Geographical features (A) Geographical Data i) Latitude 2010-11 Degre 24.10’N- e 24.50’N ii) Longitude 2010-11 Degre 93.43’E- e 94.53’E iii ) Geographical 2010-11 Sq.Km 530 area B) Administrative units 2010-11 i) Sub Divisions 2010-11 nos 3 ii) Tehsils 2010-11 nos 3 iii ) Sub - tehsil 121 2010-11 nos iv) Patwa circle 2010-11 nos --- v) Panchayat 2010-11 nos 4 simitis vi) Nagar palika 2010-11 nos 7 vii) Nagar nigrm 2010-11 nos - viii) Gram 2010-11 nos 42 panchayats ix) Revenue 2010-11 nos 415 villages x) Assembly area 2010-11 nos 6 2 Population 2010-11 nos 240363 (A) Sex-Wise i) Male 2011 nos 1,20,185 5 ii) female 2011 nos 1,20,178 (B) Rural population 2011 nos 1,52,068 3 Agriculture A Land utilization i) Total Area 2011 hectar 21,74 e ii) Forest Cover 2011 hectar 292 e iii) Non Agriculture 2011 hectar ---- Land e iv) Cultivation -- -- -- Barren Land 4 Forest i) Forest 2011 hectar 292 e 5 Livestock & Poultry A Cattle i)Cows 2007 nos 50,724 i) b ii)Buffaloes 2007 nos 2609 ii) B) Other Livestock iii) i) Goats 2007 nos 527 iv) ii) Pigs 2007 nos 8811 v) D iii) Dogs & Bitches 2007 nos 8844 vi) C) Railways vii) i i) Length of rail 2010 nos 84,68 line viii) D) Roads 2010-11 kms ix) i) National 2010-11 km 39.00 highway x) ii) State highway 2010-11 km 28.70 xi) M iii) Main district 2010-11 &highway xii) iv) Other district & 2010-11 km 84.67 rural roads xiii) v) Rural 2010-11 km 285.57 roads/Agricul ture marketing board roads xiv) vi) Kacha rosds 2010-11 km 261,00 xv) E) Comunication xvi) a) Telephon 2010-11 no 374 e connectio n xvii) P b) Post 2010-11 no 4 o offices xviii) c) Telephon 2010-11 no 6 6 e center xix) D d) Density 2010-11 No/10 6.0 of 00 telephol xx) e) PCO 2010-11 no 238 rural xxi) P f) PCO std 2010-11 no 11052 C xxii) g) Mobile 2010-11 no 30000 xxiii) h) Public 2010-11 no 6 health xxiv) i) Allopathic 2010-11 no 1 Hospital xxv) j) Beds in 2010-11 no 112 allopathic hospitals xxvi) k) Ayurveda 2010-11 no 1 hospital xxvii) B l) Beds in 2010-11 no 10 e ayurveda hospitals xxviii) m) Unani 2010-11 hospitals xxix) n) Communi 2010-11 no 2 ty health centers xxx) o) Primary 2010-11 no 41 health centers xxxi) p) Dispensa 2010-11 no 6 ries xxxii) q) Sub- 2010-11 no 30 health centers xxxiii) r) Private 2010-11 no 1 hospitals xxxiv) s) Banking 2010-11 no 9 commerci al xxxv) t) Rural 2010-11 no 3 bank xxxvi) u) Co- 2010-11 no 3 operative bank products xxxvii) v) PLDB branches xxxviii) w) Educatio 7 n xxxix) x) Primary 2010-11 no 229 school xl) y) Middle 2010-11 no 65 schools xli) z) Secondar 2010-11 no 57 y schools xlii) i) Colleges 2010-11 no 13 ii) iii) Technical 2010-11 no - University Source :- Census 2011, Primary Abstract. According to 2011 census the total workforce in the District is 109,939 accounting fir only ---98.67%--- percent of the population as against percent of the state‘s. Female worker accounts for about 42.18 percent of total workforce as against 41.43 percent of the state’s. Female are in greater number in Agriculture labourer, Household industries and in Trade and Commerce. Cultivators 17366, Agriculture 4,174 Household 4072 and other worker 29945. Of the main worker profession wise segregation as per 2011 census was as under.

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