District of Manipur

Bishnupur: 2.4 lakh people, one story

People
2,37,399
Area
496 km²
Literacy
75.85%
Sex ratio
999
Top 3 in ManipurScheduled Castes: 9.3 % of people. Rank 2 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in ManipurArea: 496 km². Rank 9 of 9.See the numbers →Top 3 in ManipurUrban population: 36.9%. Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in ManipurHousehold industry workers: 10.5 % of workers. Rank 3 of 9 districts.See the numbers →

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BishnupurManipur

The history, places and schemes of Bishnupur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Bishnupur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.4 lakh#6/9 in Manipur
Area496 km²#9/9 in Manipur
Population density479 per km²#4/9 in Manipur▲ state 128
Sex ratio999 females per 1000 males#4/9 in Manipur▲ state 985
Child sex ratio (0–6)933 girls per 1000 boys#5/9 in Manipur▲ state 930
Literacy rate75.85%#5/9 in Manipur▼ state 76.94
Female literacy66.68%#5/9 in Manipur▼ state 70.26
Urban population36.9%#3/9 in Manipur▲ state 29.2

People & society

75.9% can read. 999 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.183.6
Female literacy
66.770.3
Scheduled Castes
9.33.4
Scheduled Tribes
1.440.9
Living in towns
36.929.2

Gender literacy gap: 18.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.8%
  • Muslim 7.9%
  • Christian 1.8%
  • Other / not stated 16.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    45 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.1 lakh workers, 46.3% of all people

    This district
    Manipur
    • Cultivators 31.3%
    • Farm labourers 13.7%
    • Household industry 10.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 44.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.256.8
      Latrine at home
      73.874.2
      Tap water
      34.932.1
      LPG / PNG
      20.324.6
      Phone
      50.347.8
      Television
      41.239.4
      Bicycle
      44.637.1
      Two-wheeler
      10.316.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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