Yairipok
Yairipok | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Thoubal |
| Elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,263 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Meiteilon (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | manipur |
Yairipok is a big town which consists of four districts namely Imphal East,Thoubal,Senapati and Ukhrul in the Indian state of Manipur. Yairipok is famous for the Yairipok Thambalnu, wrote by Mathurabashimayum Nandakishor Sharma in 1966. It is one of the popular epic in the history of Manipur.
Geography
Yairipok is located at 24°40′N 94°04′E / 24.67°N 94.07°E. It has an average elevation of 845 metres (2772 feet). The thoubal river passes in the heart of this town. Yairipok has about 120 towns and villages.
Agriculture
The most fertile and advanced crop field "the salom loukon" is located in Yairipok. This agricultural land is famous throughout the state well known for its unique quality. Every year where in most part of the state faces drought or flood this paddy field stays normal in every season. This because of the irrigation canal from the thoubal multipurpose project in the thoubal river. Fish farms and various kinds of vegetables are produced each year for the people of manipur. Besides this, poirou pat loukon also produce various food crops next to it.
Tourism
Yairipok is one of the famous tourist spots in the state. It comprises rituals, harvest, landscapes, peoples, events etc.
RITUALS: Kaina: a village which is responsible for the formation of Hinduism in Manipur is the most spectacular holy place in yairipok, the kaina temple is famous because, the idols in the govindaji temple in imphal is made from the jackfruit from this place. This place is located in the south-west of yairipok.
KWAROK SARANG LAISABA/NONGPOK NINGTHOU: Another famous holy place famous thought the state for its blessings of lord SARANG LAISABA/NONGPOK NINGTHOU is the Kwarok SARANG LAISABA/NONGPOK NINGTHOU. This place is in Kekru, 2 km in the northern part of Yairipok town. It is believed that the blessings from the temple doesn't go in vain, so, many tourist rather than the festive season visited this hill, where the temple is on a top of a hill slope. Hindu people call KWAROK MAHADEV, they pray on 5th Panchami.
PINEAPPLE FESTIVAL: The andro development comity celebrates pineapple festival, one of the long and biggest occasions of manipur. Tons of pineapple is sold here, a hut made of pineapple inspire the tourist and again the tourists were made entertained by the talented people from around manipur and abroad performs here, on the other hand the miss pineapple contest is a must in the different programs of this festival.
ANDRO: Andro is another famous tourist spot in Manipur, this place is popularly known for its ancient museum where tools of human civilization were found.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Yairipok had a population of 8263. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Yairipok has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 54%. In Yairipok, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Leirongthel Pitra is also a village where lies in the part of Yairipok of Thoubal district.It is 6 km far from the town of Yairipok. The people of this village are very simple and work hard, mostly cultivating is the perfect work of the village. The Villagers keeps a good relation to each other even in the neighboring villages. Its population is more than one thousand and literacy rate is 58%. 64% and 56% are the man and female literacy rate of this village respectively.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.