Senapati district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Senapati.

Senapati
—  district  —
Senapati Location of Senapati in Manipur and India
Coordinates	25°16′N 94°01′E / 25.267°N 94.017°E / 25.267; 94.017Coordinates: 25°16′N 94°01′E / 25.267°N 94.017°E / 25.267; 94.017
Country	India
State	Manipur
Headquarters	Senapati
Population • Density	354,772 (2011[update]) • 109 /km2 (282 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	3,269 square kilometres (1,262 sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	IN-MN-SE
Website	http://senapati.nic.in/

Senapati is a district of Manipur state in India.

Geography

Senapati District is located between 93.29° and 94.15° East Longitude and 24.37° and 25.37° North Latitude and is in the northern part of Manipur state. The District is bounded on the south by Imphal District, on the east by Ukhrul District, on the west by Tamenglong District and on the north by Phek district of Nagaland Nagaland state. The district lies at an altitude between 1061 meter to 1788 meters above sea level.

Hydrology

The district is under humid subtropical climate. The soil is moderately fertile with clay loam soil with little patches of clay and loam. The temperature ranges from a minimum of 3.4 °C (38.1 °F) to a maximum of 34.1 °C (93.4 °F). The annual rainfall ranges from 670 to 1,450 mm (26.4 to 57.1 in). There are about 110 watersheds each of geographical size ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 hectares (4,900 to 7,400 acres), which are drained finally at about 5 major rivers/streams of different aspects and sources as indicated below:

Economy

Agriculture

80% of the land area is covered by forest while the rest 20% are utilized for cultivation. Rice, Maize, Potato, Cabbage and cereals are the major produces of the district.

Infrastructure

	Infrastructure facilities		numbers
1	Community Development/Tribal Development block		6
2	Autonomous Hill District Council		2
3	Police Station		6
4	Population Served per Police Station		41,212
5	fire Station/Sub-Station		1
6	Vidhan Sabha seat		6
7	Lok Sabha seat		Nil
8	Gram Panchayat		Nil
9	Assembly Constituencies Comprising Parliamentary Constituency
	a	Inner Manipur	Nil
	b	Outer Manipur	6
10	Post Office
	a	Head Office	Nil
	b	Sub-Office	11
	c	Branch Office	73
	d	Letter Boxes (excluding those at P.O.)	26
	e	Village Postmen	89
11	Tele Communication
	a	Telegraph Offices	Nil
	b	Telephone Exchanges	5
	c	Combined Offices	9
	d	Sub-Station	754
	e	DEL working	751
	f	P.C.O.	10
	g	L.D.P.C.O. (VIPs) Connected to VC/GPC on MARR	121
12	Employment
	a	. Employment Exchange	3
	b	Registrations	1,019
	c	Placements	Nil
	d	Applicants on live register	23,145
	e	Population served per Employment Exchange	82,000
13	. PHED
	a	Villages fully covered	43
	b	Partially covered	26
14	Power
	a	Installed Capacity of Hydro (State owned)	1.30 MW
	b	Electricity Generated by Hydro (State owned)	0.41 GW·h
	c	132/33 kV Sub-station	2
	d	No. of villages electrified	485

Divisions

Senapati is the fourth largest district of Manipur within the union of India. Senapati district is under the charge of a Deputy Commissioner cum District Magistrate assisted by a number of other officials including District Supply Officer (FCS), one Assistant Engineer (Dev), one Assistant Election Officer, one Assistant Project Officer and one office Superintendent. The Deputy Commissioner functions as the Additional Development Commissioner, and he is also the ex-officio Chairman of the District Rural Development Agency, Senapati.

The district is divided into five subdivisions:

	Subdivision	Headquarters
1	Mao-Maram	Tadubi
2	Paomata	Paomata
3	Purul	Purul
4	Kangpokpi	Kangpokpi
5	Saikul	Saikul
6	Saitu-Gamphazol	Saparmeina.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Senapati district has a population of 354,972 ,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Belize.^[2] This gives it a ranking of 565th in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 109 inhabitants per square kilometre (280 /sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.16 %.^[1] Senapati has a sex ratio of 939 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 75 %.^[1]

Mao, Maram, Thangal, Poumai, Thangal, Zemai, Liangmai, Rongmei, Tangkhul, Meetei, Kuki, Nepalese, Vaiphei, Chothe, Chiru, Maring are the major inhabitants of this district.

Languages

Languages spoken include Aimol,a Sino-Tibetan tongue with less than 3000 speakers, written in the Latin script.^[3]

Culture

Famous Places

Kaubru Mountain

Kaubru Laikha

Kangpokpi

Mao Gate

Saikul

Khyouchi

Barak source Houdu Koide Biisho

Makhel"

Shajouba

Tubufii

Makhufii - aka Paomata center

Emeshiiphro

Djiiduri

Place of the Khumei

Kaubru Mountain

This mountain is one of the highest peak in Manipur. People climb the mountain in summer season only. They climb mountain in the group. People say that in mythological day Pandavas were visited here. There is a long cave where people passes through.

Kaubru Laikha

Kaubru Laikha is one of the famous Shiv Temples in Manipur. There will be a herd of people during the time of Shivratri and Kanwad. People say that putted milk on the Koubru Mountain comes here. This temple is situated on the bank of Imphal River. National Highway 39 Passes through here.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
2. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Belize 321,115 July 2011 est." 
3. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed (2009). "Aimol: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aim. Retrieved 2011-09-28. 

External links

• Official district government site