Manipur at a Glance Attained statehood in : 21st January, 1972 State Capital : Imphal Bordering states
/ countries : East & South ??zoram and Myanmar, West??sam, North ??sam and Nagaland Longitude : 93.00E to 94.200E
Latitude: 23.50N to 28.00N Administrative set up : Manipur has 9 districts viz., Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur,
Porompat, Lamphelpat, Senapati, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul Major towns : Moreh, Churachandpur, Andro, Jiribam, Thoubal,
kakching, Imphal, Ukhrul, Mao, Tamenglong, Kongpokpi, Chandal, Moirang Area (in sq. km) : 22,327 % of forest cover
: 78.64 Demography as per 1991 census : Population Literacy % Total Male Female
Total Male Female 1837149 938359 898790 59.89 71.63 47.6 Projected population (by
2000 AD) : Population Total: 2548000 Male: 1278000 Female: 1270000 Major crops
: Maize, Oil seeds, Pulses, Rice, sugarcane, Wheat Major plantations : Rubber, Coffee Fruits and vegetables :
Cabbage, Brinjal, Carrot, Cauliflower, Bean, Knol-khol, Potato, Pea, Radish, Tomato Major minerals : Chromite, Limestone
Industrial estates :1 Industrial growth centre : 1 Ten largest projects : Sl. No. Investment
(Rs. in Crore) I N.E. Frontier Railways Railways line 800.00 II Ministry of Transport Roadways 450.00 III
Nati Hydro Electric Hydro power 426.00 IV Govt. of Manipur Irrigation 150.00 V State Elec. Dept. Thermal power
126.00 VI Govt. of Manipur Medical Research 90.00 VII Govt. of Manipur Irrigation 72.95 VIII Reliance Telecom
Cellular Phones 50.00 IX Govt. of Manipur Irrigation 42.53 X Govt. of Manipur Irrigation 18.86 Source:
Business Today (22 Dec. 97 to 6 Jan.98) Educational institutes : Type Numbers University 2 Colleges
29 Higher Secondary School 145 High School 467 Middle School 695 Primary School 1481 Polytechnic
2 Industrial Training Institute 7 No. of banks branches : 104 No. of post offices : 682 Railway
route length : 1.35 km National Highways length : 434 km State Highways length : 1436.94 km Airports : Tulihal,
Imphal Language : Manipuri, Hindi, English Power generating capacity (1997-98) : 7.4 MW Strengths :
Rich cultural heritage Well developed handloom industry High literacy rate, much above national average
High entrepreneurial drive among women folk Most attractive export-import trading point at Moreh
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