CENSUS 1971 PART X-A TOWN &VILLAGE DIRECTORY PART X~B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT 5~Rlt:5-12 MANIPUR DISTRICT MANIPUR CENTRAL DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK H. RANBIR SINGH of the Manipur Civil Service Director of Census Operations, Manipur. MANIPUR CENTRAL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR . .. GENERAL, INDIA, NEW DELHI . 82011 (LIBRARY] Class No. __ 315.417 Book No. __ 1971 CEN DCH 51229 Accession No. ~ _______ MOTIF MonIpur Central district is predominantly inhabited by the Meiteis (better known. as Manipuris (0 out8lde(8) who accepted Vaishnavism some three centuries ago. .One of the finest contributions of the ptople to the Hindu culture is the Ras Lila dance. The motif depicts the colourful and highly ornamental costume of the gopls in the Manipuri Rcu Lila Dance. 1a .... ANIPUR MANIPUR CENTRAl.,OlSTRICT ....,..""11 QHTIIAL DlnllleT (MANIPlJR) • •• ,_ o . 2 .. ...... ---.,_ aull-DIII'SIONAL BOUNDAR'('" DISTRICT MEAIlQU.I."1£II5 ••• _"~O$- "ATIONAL _HWA., 4 •• , . ~ ----.. STAT. 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II-A General Population Tables ('A' Serie~). H-B Economic Tables ('B' Series). II-C(i) Distribution of Population, Mother Tongue and Religion, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. H-C (ii) Other Social and Cultural Tables and Fertility Tables, Tables on Household Composition, Single Year Age. Marital Status, Educational Levels, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes etc. Bilingualism. ' III Establishments Reports and Tables ('E' Series). IV-A Housing Report and Housing Subsidiary Tables. IV-B Housing Tables. V Special Tables and Ethnographic Notes on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. VI-A Town Directory. VI-B Special Survey Reports on Selected Towns. VI-C Survey Reports on Selected Villages. VII Special Report on Graduate and Technical Personnel. VIII-A Administration Report-Enumeration I For Official VlII-B Administration Report-Tabulation I use only. IX Census Atlas. DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK X-A Town and Village Directory. X-B Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstract. X-C Analytical Report, Departmental Statistics and District Census Tables. CONTENTS Page(s) pREFACE V-Vl FIGURES AT A GLANCE vii-viii ALPHABETICAL LIST OF VILLAGES ix-xviii Part A-Town and Village Directory General Note xix-xx Introductory Note o)i Town and Village Directory xxiii-xxviii Town Directory and its Appendices Statement I < -Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns xxx Statement II -:-.Physical Aspects and Location of Towns xxx Statement III -Civic Finance xxxi Statement IV -Civic and other Amenities XXXI Statement V -Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns xxxii-xxxiii Statement VI -Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking. xxxii-xxxiii Statement VII-Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes xxxiv-xxxv Village D,irectory Imphal East Sub-Division 1-7 Imphal West Sub-Division 9-17 .Bishenpur Sub-Division 19-23 Thoubal.,Sub-Division 25-31 Tengnoupal Sub-Division 33-37 Chandel Sub-Division 39-43 Chakpikarong Sub-Division 45-49 Jiribam Sub7Division 51-55 Abstract of Amenities at each Sub-Division 56-57 Part B-Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstract Genera! ~~te iii Primary Census Absjract 1-' Imphal East Sub-Division 9-15 Imphal West Sub-Division 17-19 Bishenpur Sub-Division 21-25 Thoubal Sub-Division 27-31 Tengnoupal Sub-Division 33-37 Chandel Sub-Division 39-43 Chakpikarong Sub-Division 45--49 Jiribam Sub-Division Statements showing the Composition of Enumera~ors' Blocks for each \fown 51-52 MAPS District Map Frontis piece Facing page Imphal East Sub-Division 1 " " 9 Imphal West Sub-Division .. " Bishenpur Sub-Division ., 17 " 21 Thoubal Sub-Division " " Tengnoupal Sub-Division 27 Chandel Sub-Division " " 33 " " Chakpikarong Sub-Division 39 " " 45 Jiribam Sub-Division " " PltEFACl The publicatioo of District CeIl8tH Handbook The Village Directory furnishes information about 1gepn with 1951 Census. In the past, they were brought the amenities available at the village such as educational out under the title of "Village Handbooks" which and medical, supply of electric power, drinking water furnished only the population totals. Though they are facility, communication tbrough wad, rail, kutcba road, prepared by the Census Organisation. they are brought pucca road and bus route, existence of post, 1 ele~aph out as state Government Publications. and Telephone f",cilities, etc. In it ib also recorded. information about staple food, area under various uses The District Census Handbook of 1971 furnishes like forest, cultivable land and source and extent of irri­ Primary Census data upto the village level for rural gation, cultivable waste, and Dame of the nearest tOWIl areas and enumerator's block level for urban areas. and its distance, day on wbich 'bazar' is being held and Ftom 1971 Census, a separate part called the "Town itb importance from religious, historical and archaeolo­ Directory" is being published so that comprehensive gical point of view. informati6n can be collected' about urban areas of the State. We are also furnishing detailed information The Primary Cemus Abstract furnishes information about rural areas in the "Village Directory" together about the number of occupied residential houses and households, total population including Scheduled Caste with the Alphabetical List of ViIla~es. and Scheduled Tribe population, llteracy and tbe dia­ The District Census Handboob of 1971 are produced tribution of working population into nine industrial in three parts as under :- "ategories of workers and non-workers. Part C of the District Census Handbook contains Part A a sbort write-up and incorporates the administrative (1) Town Directory statistics and the Census 1ables of the district. The (2) Village Directory analytical repo.rt studies the social, economic and demo­ graphic changes which have undergone in the district PartB within the· last ten years. (1) Urban Block and Villagewise Primary Maps Census Abstract The District Census Handbook includes District Parte and Sub-divisionel maps. The Disttict map will show the por.ition of the district in the State, the Sub-divi&ional (l) Analytical Report boundaries, location of towns and large villages with (2) Administrative Statisti0S population size 5000+, communications, water featUres, (3) Census Tables etc. Similarly, the SUb-divisional map is furnished at the beginning of Primary Census Ab:;.tract of each sub­ Originally, it was decided that each pa.rt of the division. The map indicates the boundaries of each vil­ publication wQuld be brought out separately. But lage and town within the Sub-divisicn and the location since tbe data for Parts A and B have been prepared code number of each village. The villages have been almost simultaneously, it is decided to combine the shown by dots of different sizes. two parts into one volume. Part C will be published later on when the official statistics from various depart- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS , ments of the State Government are fully available. Population enumeration is an arduous work and The Town Directory of 1971 contains detailed an equally arduous and diftlcult truk is the proces­ information about the status, growth history and func­ sing and compilation of the data to be used in various tional category of towns and their physical aspects, Census publications. location, Municipal finances, civic and other amenities In the history of Census publications in this State, like sewerage, protected water-supply, fire-fighting the District Census Handbook, Manipur appeared for service, electrification, etc. It also furnishes information tbt first time in the series of the 1961 Census publicatioll& about medical, educational. recreational and cultural when tbe then Union Territory of Manipur was treated facilities which are avaialable at the towns. Detailed as one district for the purpose. At the time of the 1971 information about trade, commerce, industry and banking, Census enumeration, there were already five district& etc. is also furnished. The Town Directory contains in Manipur namely, Manipur Central, Manipur East, the population of the town according to 1971 Census Manipur North. Manipur South and MaDipur West; by religion and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. and one CeniUi Handbook };aWl t. \)e produced for each district. The compilation of the Handbooks might trative work, tbe compilation of the Handbook have been extremely difficult but for the timely progressed smoothly. Shri N. Jogenclra Singh help and active cooperation extended by the various also took pains to draft the entire report. Sbri State and Central Government bepaItments. Singh has been ably assisted