Tamenglong district

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

Tamenglong
—  district  —
Tamenglong Location of Tamenglong in Manipur and India
Coordinates	24°59′N 93°29′E / 24.983°N 93.483°E / 24.983; 93.483Coordinates: 24°59′N 93°29′E / 24.983°N 93.483°E / 24.983; 93.483
Country	India
State	Manipur
Headquarters	Tamenglong
Population • Density	140,143 (2011[update]) • 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	4,391 square kilometres (1,695 sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	IN-MN-TA
Website	http://tamenglong.nic.in/

Tamenglong district is one of the nine districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district in the state.^[1]

Geography

This district is bounded by Nagaland state on the north, by Senapati district on the north and east, by Churchandpur district on the south and by Imphal West district and Assam state on the west. Tamenglong town is the headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 4391 km.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Tamenglong one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[2] It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[2]

Divisions

The district is divided into four sub-divisions: Tamenglong, Tamei, Tousem and Nungba.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Tamenglong district has a population of 140,143 ,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 607th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 32 inhabitants per square kilometre (83 /sq mi) .^[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.69 %.^[3] Tamenglong has a sex ratio of 953 females for every 1000 males,^[3] and a literacy rate of 70.4 %.^[3]

References

1. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est." 

External links

• Official website of Tamenglong district