Churachandpur district
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Churachandpur District
Lamka | |
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 Location of Churachandpur district in Manipur | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Churachandpur |
| Headquarters | Churachandpur |
| Elevation | 914.4 m (3,000.0 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 271,274 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Paite Language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795128 795006 |
| Telephone code | 03874 |
| Sex ratio | 969 females per 1000 males[1] ♂/♀ |
| Website | ccpurdistrict |
Churachandpur (Pron:/ˌtʃʊɹətʃændɹəˈpʊə/) locally known as Lamka is a district or zilā located in the south-western corner of the Indian state of Manipur. The largest district in Manipur, it is the site of the eponymous district headquarters and covers an area of 4,750 kilometres (2,950 mi).
Khuga Dam
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The resumption of the Khuga Dam project kick-started a new economic process fuelled by construction and related activities. This project may also be partly responsible for Lamka's recent increase in demand for and consumption of cement and steel for private housing construction. The dam has already created an artificial lake at the southern tip of Lamka town near Mata village. This multi-purpose project irrigates 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi) of land within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the dam site and will also supply five million imperial gallons (23,000 m³)[clarification needed Over what period: per second, per year?] of drinking water and 1.75 MW of electricity for the town. The dam project began in 1983 at an estimated cost of Rs. 150 million. It was due to be completed within four years but came to a standstill due to alleged financial irregularities. The ethnic conflict of 1997–98 also hampered further progress. When the project was resumed in 2002, the estimated cost had risen to over Rs. 2.80 billion. To date, the project remains the biggest investment made by the government of India in the Churachandpur district. The structure of the earthen dam has been completed, but some components remain unfinished. June 2007 is the revised dateline for the completion of the project. The project received negative media attention and a lot of resentment due to inefficient handling of land acquisition and compensatory payments to the displaced people around the dam site. The project's undue delay also complicates the problem of compensation.
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur 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]
Demographics
As of the 2011 census[update], Churachandpur district had a population of 271,274,[3] roughly equal to that of Barbados.[4] This gives it a ranking of 575th in India (out of a total of 640 districts).[3] The district has a population density of 59 inhabitants per square kilometre (150/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.03%.[3] Churachandpur has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 84.29%.[3]
| Area: | 4,570 square kilometres (1,760 sq mi) | Rank 1/9 |
| Literacy Rate (2001) | 84.29%[1] | Rank 2/9 |
| Literacy by Gender | Male 88.34%[1] | Female 80.13%[1] |
| Population (2011 Census) | 271,274[1] | Rank 5/9 |
| Population % to state population | 9.97%[1] | (2011 Census) |
| Sex ratio | 969 (2011 Census)[1] | 993 (2001 Census), 1004 (1961 Census) |
| Temperature | 41oC Maximum | 0oC Minimum |
| Humidity | 89% Maximum | 20% Minimum |
| Longitude | 93.15oE | 94.0oE |
| Latitude | 24.0oN | 24.3oN |
| Altitude | 914.4 metres | (District Hqrs.) |
| Population Density | 50 (2001 Census) | Rank 6/9 |
| Telephone Code | + 3874 | |
| Postal Code | Churachandpur 795128 | Chiengkonpang 795158 |
| Digital Map of Churachandpur | http://www.mapmyindia.com/?cx=416826&cy=5710960&cz=8 | MapmyIndia |
Languages
Languages spoken in the district are Paite, Vaiphei, Zou, Gangte, Thadou, Tedim/Sukte, Simte, Mizo, Hmar, Kom and other tribal languages. The area also includes fewer than 3,000 speakers of the Sino-Tibetan Aimol language, which is written using Latin script.[5]
Media
There are a number of print, audio-visual and electronic media in Churachandpur.
The Manipur Express Daily Newspaper (Paite), established in 1981 is the largest circulating newspaper in Manipur among tribal languages. The Lamka Post (Paite), also prints around 10,000 copies daily. These two dailies are the largest circulating newspapers in the District. Other newspapers in Lamka include Sikni-Eng (Mizo), Nisin Thuhiltu (Vaiphei), Zogam Today (Zou), Hmasawnna Thar (Hmar)etc.
Several monthly magazines in different tribal languages are also published from Churachandpur viz, Tongdam (Paite), The Lamka Chronicle (Paite), Tongluang (Paite), ZingDaitui (Paite), Suangmantam Digest (Paite), Limlang (Paite), Ruth Messenger (Paite), Frontier Weekend (Paite-English), Voice of the Hills (Thadou), Zingvalpa (Thadou), Vanglai (Simte), Chollha (Thadou), Sawrtui (Hmar), Laizon Digest (Thadou), Khohui (Thadou), Zalen Banner (weekly in Thadou), etc.
Hornbill Cable Network, TC Network, Sinlung Cable, Angel's Vision, ZRS and Laizom Cable are some of the main Cable Television Networks in Churachandpur.
Churachandpur FM Radio Station is located at Tuibuang. AIR Lamka (101.4 Megahertz). Paite is the link language. (MS. Prabharaka: "Ferment In Manipur" Frontline, January 7–20, 1989, p. 38)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Census of India: Provisional Population Totals and Data Products – Census 2011: Manipur". "Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India". 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Barbados 286,705 July 2011 est.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 9 (help) - ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Aimol: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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- Census of India 2001: Manipur Series 14 (Provisional Population Totals), Imphal: Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur.
- Chinkhopau (1995) Churachandpur District, Churachandpur: Published by Author.
- District Statistical Handbook – Churachandpur: District Statistical Officer.
- Gangte, Thangzam (undated) Churachandpur Chanchin (An Account of Churachandpur)
- Ginsum, H (undated) Lamka Vangkhua (Lamka Town).
- Kamkhenthang, Dr. H (1995) "Lamka Town vis-a-vis Churachandpur", Shan (daily), 21 December.
- Kamkhenthang (1998) "Lamka (Churachandpur)" in B.D. Ray, A.K. Neog & H.K. Mazhari (eds.) Urban Development in North-East India : Potentiality and Problems, New Delhi: Vedams Books.
- Manipur State Archives, Imphal: Manipur State Durbar 1907–1947 – Papers related to the Court of the President of Manipur State Durbar, Hill Misc. Case No. 28 of 1945–46, Phungkhothang Chief of Hiangtam Lamka; also Misc Case No. 504 of 1934 Phungkhothang Chief of Hiangtam Lamka.
- Neihsial, Dr. Tualchin (1996) This is Lamka: A Historical Account of the Fastest Growing Town of Manipur Hills, Churachandpur, India: Zogam Book Centre & Library.
- Nengzachin (1974) "North East India General Mission Tanchin" in Jubilee Thusuah 1974, Churachandpur: Evangelical Convention Church; pp. 1–18.
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