Chandel district


Chandel district is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district in the state, after Tamenglong.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chandel one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chandel district has a population of 144,182, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.72%. Chandel has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.85%.

Languages

Languages spoken include Anal, Thadou Vaiphei, Zou, Lamkang and Meitei language in the Headquarter. Anāl, Lamkang, Moyon and Monsang tribe are dominant in the district headquarter and Aimol, a Sino-Tibetan tongue with less than 2500 speakers, written in the Latin script; and Anal, which is also Sino-Tibetan and spoken by approximately 14,000 Indians, and more in Myanmar.

Flora and fauna

In 1989, Chandel became home to the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of.