In 1977 Bishnupur district became home to Keibul Lamjao National Park, which has an area of 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi).[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the Bishnupur district has a population of 237,399.[5] This gives it a ranking of 583rd in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 485 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,260/sq mi).[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.36%.[5] Bishnupur has a sex ratio of 1000 females for every 1000 males.[5] Its literacy rate is 76.35%. 36.86% of the population lived in urban areas.
Scheduled Castes made up 9.31% of the population, and the Scheduled Tribes 1.38% of the population in 2011.[5] The composition of the scheduled tribes was as follows.
The primary language spoken is Meiteilon, spoken by 97.87% of the population. Other minority languages spoken includes Rongmei, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi and Thadou.[10]
^The Kuki-Zo tribes include Gangte, Hmar, Paite, Simte, Sukte, Thadou, Vaiphei, Zou, and some smaller tribes designated as "Any Kuki" and "Any Lushai (Mizo)".
^The low number of Kuki-Zo tribes is deceptive because many tribal villages that might appear to be geographically within the Bishnupur district regard themselves as belonging to the adjoining hill district, e.g., Torbung and Kangvai.[7]
^The Old Kuki tribes retaining the Kuki classification include: Aimol, Chiru, Kom, Koireng, Kharam, and Ralte. The tribes under the Naga umbrella include: Anal, Chothe, Koirao, Lamkang, Maring, Moyon, Monsang, Purum and Tarao.[8]
References
^"Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012.
^"History of Bishnupur". Bishnupur District, Government of Manipur. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Manipur". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011.
^"A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
^A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Manipur - 2011, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India, 2011
^Puia, Roluah (2021), "When boundaries matter: land, laws and territorial conflict in Manipur, Northeast India", in Kedilezo Kikhi; Dharma Rakshit Gautam (eds.), Comprehending Equity, Taylor & Francis, pp. 98–, doi:10.4324/9781003182726-8, ISBN 9781003182726 – via academia.edu
^Kom, Ch. Sekholal (June 2015). "Ethno-nationalism: Competing Micro-nationalist Dissents in Manipur". Social Change. 45 (2): 289–307. doi:10.1177/0049085715574192. ISSN 0049-0857.