1961 Census of Manipur

1961 Census of Manipur
1961 Census of Manipur
General information
Country	India
Results
Total population	780,037
Most populous region	Imphal West
Least populous region	Tengnoupal

The 1961 Census of Manipur was a census held in Manipur, India every ten years.^[1]

The population of Manipur was counted as 780,037 people. Out of the total population, 514,667 people (about 2/3rd of the total population) live in the valley. Out of the total population, 265,370 persons (about 1/3rd of the total population) live in the surrounding hills. The largest population of Manipur is the Meiteis, also known as the Manipuris.^[2]

Population by districts and subdivisions

The census data recorded the following information.^[3]

Districts/Subdivisions	Headquarters	Area (sq. miles)	No. of inhabited places	1961 population	Percentage of area	Percentage of territory population
Manipur	Imphal	8,628	1,866	780,037	100.00
Imphal West Imphal	-	161	142	178,235	1.87	22.85
Imphal East Imphal	-	131	147	122,655	1.52	15.72
Bishenpur	Bishenpur	196	61	78,853	2.27	10.11
Thoubal	Thoubal	200	113	134.924	2.32	17.30
Ukhrul	Ukhrul	1,832	223	48,590	21.23	6.23
Mao & Sadar Hills	Mao	982	368	72,039	11.38	9.24
Tamenglong	Tamenglong	1,772	163	36,518	20.54	4.68
Jiribam	Jiribam	264	115	18,126	3.06	2.32
Churachandpur	New Churachandpur	1,738	290	62,418	20.14	8.00
Tengnoupal	Tengnoupal	1,352	244	27,679	15.67	3.55

Language data

In the 1961 census, Meitei language (also known as Manipuri language) speakers account for 64.66 percent of the total population of Manipur. There were 6,466 Meitei native speakers in every 10,000 people of Manipur, as stated in the census reports. Tangkhul and Thadou languages came to the second and the third places, following Meitei.^[4]

Languages in Manipur (1961)^[4]

Meitei (64.66%)

Tangkhul (5.63%)

Thadou (2.95%)

Mao (2.69%)

Paite (2.18%)

Kabui (2.12%)

Hmar (1.97%)

Nepali (1.74%)

Rongmei (1.63%)

Bengali (1.28%)

Religious demographics

In the 1961 census, Hinduism was the largest religion in Manipur. It was followed by 61.68 percent of the total population of Manipur. Around 12.39 percent of the total population didn't have the option to add the names of their religions as not provided by the census authority. So, "others" was their option.^[5]

Religions in Manipur (1961)^[5]

Hinduism (61.68%)

Christianity (19.49%)

Islam (6.23%)

Jainism (0.1%)

Sikhism (0.07%)

Buddhism (0.04%)

Others (12.39%)

References

↑ General, India Office of the Registrar (1969). Census of India, 1961: Manipur. Manager of Publications.
↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR — CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL: PRELIMINARY AND INTRODUCTION OF THE STATE" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 1.
↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 30, 33.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 141,142.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 160,161.

Additional references

[1] General, India Office of the Registrar (1969). Census of India, 1961: Manipur. Manager of Publications.

[2] "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR — CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL: PRELIMINARY AND INTRODUCTION OF THE STATE" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 1.

[3] "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 30, 33.

[refa-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 141,142.

[refb-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME XXII MANIPUR" (PDF). lsi.gov.in. p. 160,161.

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