Imphal East district

Imphal East district
district
Location of Imphal East district in Manipur
Country	India
State	Manipur
Headquarters	Porompat
Area
• Total	710 km2 (270 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	452,661
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Meiteilon (Manipuri)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MN-EI
Website	imphaleast.nic.in

Imphal East district (Pron:/ˈɪmfəl or ɪmˈfɑːl/) is one of the 9 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district in the state, after Imphal West.

History

This district came into existence on 18 June 1997.

Imphal East District came into existence on 18-06-1997 with its headquarters at Porompat occupying the eastern part of Imphal District. The District is situated in two separate valleys of the state namely Central Valley and Jiribam Valley. The total area of District is 469.44 km². approximately. The District is situated at an altitude 790 metres above the M.S. Level. The climate of the District is salubrious and Monsoon is tropical. The minimum temperature goes down to 0.6degree Celsius in winter and 41 degree Celsius in summer. It has no rail network and hence communication is entirely dependent on roads except Jiribam Sub-Division bordering Cachar District of Assam where there is a railhead. The District is connected with N.H. 39, N.H. 53 and N.H. 150.

Demographics

Population

According to the 2011 census Imphal East district has a population of 452,661, roughly equal to the nation of Malta. This gives it a ranking of 551st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 638 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,650/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.63%. Imphal East has a sex ratio of 1011 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.81%.

Economy

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the district. In the district there are 27,000 and 4,100 hectares of land for H.Y.V. (high yield variety) and improved local paddy field respectively. There are land of 450 hectares for maize, 60 hectares for wheat and 350 hectares for potato in the district. The main food crops are paddy, potato and vegetables. Among the cash crops are sugar cane, maize, pulse, oil seed and other vegetables etc. The total number of workers engaged in agriculture in the district was 42,473 as per 1991 census of which 28,661 were male and 13,812 were female. Spices like chilli, onion, ginger, turmeric and coriander of very good quality are grown in the district.

AREA & PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS: (during 1998 -99 in Imphal East District)

Sl. No.	Name of Crops	Area in Hect.	Production in MT
KHARIF CROPS
1	Paddy (HYV)	27.00	80.14
2	Local paddy	4.10	5.44
3	Maize	0.45	0.80
4	Sugar cane	0.29	17.84
5	Kharif Pulse	0.22	0.26
RABI CROPS
1	Wheat	0.06	0.08
2	Pea & other pulses	1.53	1.09
3	Potato	0.35	1.52
4	Muster & other Oilseeds crops	0.60	1.22

Horticulture

Horticulture products have been acquiring popularity with the people in the district. Fruits like pineapple, banana, lemon and papaya grow well in the district. Pineapple grows in plenty at the slope of Ngariyan Hill. There is considerable scope for increasing the area under different horticulture crops. The soil and climate favour for mass plantation of horticulture products in the district.

The following is the areas and production of horticulture crops in the district during 1998-99

Sl.No.	Crops	Area in Hectare	Annual production ( M.T.)
1	Pineapple	650	3,700
2	Banana	50	392
3	Lemon	56	224
4	Plum, Pear & Peach	30	180
5	Papaya	230	1,150
6	Mango	12	60
7	Guava	30	138
8	Others	250	397
Total		1,358	6,646

Livestock

In the district, there is a dairy farm and a veterinary training center. There are also 5 veterinary Hospitals and 19 Veterinary Dispensaries in the district along with 3 nos. of Aids centers. The following is the population of livestock as per survey report of 1997 census.

Sl. No.	Category	Total Population
A	LIVESTOCK
1	Cattle	85,964
2	Buffaloes	2,310
3	Sheep	461
4	Goats	2,189
5	Horses & Ponies	542
6	Pigs	10,563
7	Dogs	15,940
8	Rabbits	799
B	POULTRY
1	Cock	30,719
2	Hen	2,37,704
3	Chicken (below three months)	1,60,018
4	Drakes	21,029
5	Ducks	35,832
6	Ducklings ( below six months )	21,512
7	Other fowls	5,784

Forest

The following is the information of forest products available in the district

OUTTURN VALUES OF MINOR FOREST PRODUCES OF CENTRAL FOREST DIVISION (IMPHAL EAST & IMPHAL WEST) FOR THE YEAR 1999-2000.

Sl.No.	Items	Units	Quantity	Value (in Rs.)
1	Firewood	M.T.	16.8	43.560
2	Bamboo	nil	nil	nil
3	Charcoal	Qtl.	1 80
4	Earth	C.M.	1,060	16,620
5	Stone	C.M.	31,610	4,77,340
6	Sand	C.M.	23,542	3,29,685

Tourism

There are two tourist home in the district, one is at Kaina and another at Jiribam. In the district, the natural beauty of Poirou Pat rounded with the small hillock is beyond description. Shree-Shree Govindajee Temple, a beautiful golden temple located in the palace compound is still shining here. The two war Cemeteries that maintained by British war grave commission might be attractive to the tourists. In addition to this there is a temple at Kaina a holy place of the Hindu. Besides, Hanuman Temple at Mahabali is a pre-historical place in the State. Manipur is famous for its scenic beauty, enchanting landscape, salubrious climate and rich cultural heritage which has a great potential for development of tourism.

Geography

Porompat town is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Climate

Imphal
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     13     21 4     31     23 7     61     27 11     101     29 15     146     29 18     284     29 21     231     29 22     197     29 21     124     29 20     120     28 17     36     25 10     10     22 5 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: IMD
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.5     70 39     1.2     74 44     2.4     81 51     4     84 60     5.7     84 65     11     84 69     9.1     84 71     7.7     84 70     4.9     84 68     4.7     82 62     1.4     77 51     0.4     72 41 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

External links

• Imphal East district website