List of districts of Manipur

Manipur, a state of India, has sixteen administrative districts.

Administration

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

On 9 December 2016, the government created 7 new districts, bringing the total number of districts to 16.^[1]

Divisions and Districts

Inner Manipur Division: (Imphal) - Districts of Bishnupur, Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, and Kakching
North Manipur Division: (Ukhrul) - Districts of Tamenglong, Kangpokpi, Senapati, Ukhrul, and Kamjong
South Manipur Division: (Churachandpur) - Districts of Jiribam, Noney, Pherzawl, Churachandpur, Chandel, and Tengnoupal

Districts

The sixteen districts of Manipur state are:

Code	District	Headquarters	Population (2011)^[2]	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Official website
BI	Bishnupur	Bishnupur	240,363	496	415	http://bishnupur.nic.in/
TH	Thoubal	Thoubal	420,517	324	713	http://thoubal.nic.in/
EI	Imphal East	Porompat	452,661	497	555	http://imphaleast.nic.in/
WI	Imphal West	Lamphelpat	514,683	519	847	http://imphalwest.nic.in/
SE	Senapati	Senapati	354,772	1,573	116	http://Senapati.nic.in/
UK	Ukhrul	Ukhrul	183,115	2,206	31	http://ukhrul.nic.in/
CD	Chandel	Chandel	144,028	2,100	37	http://chandel.nic.in/
CC	Churachandpur	Churachandpur	271.274	2,392	50	http://churachandpur.nic.in/ Archived 2018-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
TA	Tamenglong	Tamenglong	140,143	3,315	25	http://tamenglong.nic.in/
Not yet assigned	Jiribam	Jiribam	Survey pending	182	Pending	Yet to be created. Bifurcated from Imphal East
KPI	Kangpokpi (Sadar Hills)	Kangpokpi	Survey pending	1,698	Pending	Yet to be created. Bifurcated from Senapati
KAK	Kakching	Kakching	Survey pending	190	Pending	http://www.kakching.nic.in/ Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
Not yet assigned	Tengnoupal	Tengnoupal	Survey pending	1,142	Pending	Yet to be created. Bifurcated from Chandel
Not yet assigned	Kamjong	Kamjong	Survey pending	2,338	Pending	Yet to be created. Bifurcated from Ukhrul
Not yet assigned	Noney	Noney(Longmai)	Survey pending	1,076	Pending	Yet to be created. Bifurcated from Tamenglong
PZ	Pherzawl	Pherzawl	Survey pending	2,128	Pending	Yet to be created. Bifurcated from Churachandpur

References

↑ "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". 20 December 2016.
↑ "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011" (XLS). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi-110011. 2010–2011. Retrieved 2011-09-18.

[1] "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". 20 December 2016.

[2] "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011" (XLS). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi-110011. 2010–2011. Retrieved 2011-09-18.

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