Kangpokpi district (Meitei pronunciation: /kāng-pōk-pī/[lower-alpha 2]), also known as Sadar Hills district, is one of the 16 districts in the Indian state of Manipur. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the Sadar Hills region which were previously part of Senapati District.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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Kangpokpi district | |
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District of Manipur | |
![]() Khokon village in Sadar Hills | |
![]() Kangpokpi district Location in Manipur | |
Coordinates (Kangpokpi): 25.15°N 93.97°E / 25.15; 93.97 | |
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Headquarters | Kangpokpi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,698 km2 (656 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 193,744 |
• Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 13,000 |
Language(s) | |
• Official | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][2] |
• Regional | Thadou Maola Nepali |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | https://kangpokpi.nic.in/ |
The district headquarters is located in Kangpokpi. The district was formed from three sub-divisions of Senapati District: Sadar Hills West, Sadar Hills East and Saitu-Gamphazol.
At the time of the 2011 census, Kangpokpi district had a population of 193,744. It had a literacy rate of 85% - 89% for males and 80.34% for females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.37% and 79.76% of the population respectively.[1]
Religions in Kangpokpi district (2011)[9] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Christianity | 79.90% | |||
Hinduism | 17.68% | |||
Buddhism | 0.92% | |||
Other or not stated | 1.50% |
Christianity is the dominant religion in the district. Almost all tribals are Christian. The non-tribals, mainly Gorkhas are primarily Hindus, with there being some Buddhist Gorkhas.
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.29% of the population spoke Thadou, 15.96% Nepali, 10.56% Kuki, 5.08% Vaiphei, 5.02% Tangkhul, 3.56% Liangmei, 2.64% Chirr, 2.35% Kom, 2.11% Rongmei, 1.42% Maring, 1.13% Mao and 1.03% Hindi as their first language.