District of Manipur

Chandel: 1.4 lakh people, one story

People
1,44,182
Area
3,313 km²
Literacy
71.11%
Sex ratio
933
Lowest in ManipurSex ratio: 933 females per 1000 males. Rank 9 of 9.See the numbers →Lowest in ManipurPopulation: 1,44,182. Rank 8 of 9.See the numbers →Big number1.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 44 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChandelManipur

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

Chandel in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.4 lakh#8/9 in Manipur
Area3,313 km²#4/9 in Manipur
Population density44 per km²#7/9 in Manipur▼ state 128
Sex ratio933 females per 1000 males#9/9 in Manipur▼ state 985
Child sex ratio (0–6)921 girls per 1000 boys#7/9 in Manipur▼ state 930
Literacy rate71.11%#7/9 in Manipur▼ state 76.94
Female literacy63.96%#7/9 in Manipur▼ state 70.26
Urban population11.7%#7/9 in Manipur▼ state 29.2

People & society

71.1% can read. 933 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.883.6
Female literacy
64.070.3
Scheduled Castes
0.43.4
Scheduled Tribes
89.040.9
Living in towns
11.729.2

Gender literacy gap: 13.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 7.5%
  • Muslim 2.1%
  • Christian 89.5%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    76,238 workers, 52.9% of all people

    This district
    Manipur
    • Cultivators 56.7%
    • Farm labourers 10.9%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 55% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      54.956.8
      Latrine at home
      67.574.2
      Tap water
      16.332.1
      LPG / PNG
      4.224.6
      Phone
      36.447.8
      Television
      24.439.4
      Bicycle
      22.637.1
      Two-wheeler
      9.616.5

      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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