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Jiribam District (Meitei pronunciation: /jee-ree-baam/[lower-alpha 2]) is a district in the state of Manipur, India. It was created in December 2016 from the Imphal East district.[2]

Jiribam district
District of Manipur
Jiribam district
Location in Manipur
Country India
State Manipur
Established2016
HeadquartersJiribam
Area
  Total232 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population
  Total43,838
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Language(s)
  OfficialMeitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-37

Administrative divisions


The following are the sub-divisions in Jiribam district:

Jiribam district as a whole is one state assembly constituency - the Jiribam Assembly constituency.[3]


Demographics


The district had a population of 42,838. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.94% and 12.52% of the population respectively.


Religion


Religions in Jiribam district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
48.64%
Islam
34.07%
Christianity
13.34%
Sanamahism
3.77%
Other or not stated
0.18%

Hinduism is the majority religion in Jiribam district, followed by Islam.


Language


Languages of Jiribam district (2011)[5]

  Bengali (50.80%)
  Manipuri (30.51%)
  Hmar (8.04%)
  Bishnupriya Manipuri (2.67%)
  Hindi (1.94%)
  Kabui (1.46%)
  Kuki (1.11%)
  Paite (0.79%)
  Khasi (0.52%)
  Others (2.16%)

Notes


  1. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
  2. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.[1]

References


  1. "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. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. "Creation of new districts could be game-changer in Manipur polls | opinion". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "Jiribham assembly seat".
  4. "Population by religious community - Manipur". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  5. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html



На других языках


[de] Jiribam (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Jiribam ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Manipur. Verwaltungssitz ist die namensgebende Stadt Jiribam.
- [en] Jiribam district



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