Tengnoupal district (Meitei pronunciation:/teŋ-nə́u-pəl/[lower-alpha 2][1]) is a new district in Manipur, India created by splitting the Chandel district. It is one of the 16 full fledged districts of the Indian state of Manipur.
Tengnoupal district | |
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District of Manipur | |
![]() Tengnoupal district Location in Manipur | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Headquarters | Tengnoupal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,213 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59,110 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][1] |
| • Regional | Maring and Thadou |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | https://tengnoupal.nic.in/ |
The district headquarters has been relocated to Tengnoupal – (24.328°N 93.986°E / 24.328; 93.986). In the 1960s and 1970s, Tengnoupal was the District Headquarters, and it was shifted to Chandel in 1974. Tengnoupal district is geographically strategical for installation of many Government infrastructures.
The sub-divisions in Tengnoupal district are:
| Religions in Tengnoupal district (2011)[2] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Christianity | 84.18% | |||
| Hinduism | 10.01% | |||
| Islam | 4.27% | |||
| Others | 0.60% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0% | |||
At the time of the 2011 census, Tengnoupal district had a population of 59,110. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.78% and 83.81% of the population respectively.