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The Meitei people represent around 53% of the population of Manipur state, followed by various Naga tribes at 20% and Kuki-Zo tribes at 16%. [16] Manipur's ethnic groups practice a variety of religions. [17] According to 2011 census, Hinduism and Christianity are the major religions of the state. [17]
The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Imphal is the capital of Manipur, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The high court of manipur exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the ...
Districts of Barak Valley - Meitei speaking population settlement areas of Assam. As per the 2011 census, there 1,761,079 Meitei language-speakers in India. [20] The vast majority of them (1,522,132 people, 86 percent of the total) are in the state of Manipur, which is also their place of origin.
Assembly constituencies of Manipur. The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Manipur state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Imphal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Capital Complex in the Thangmeiband locality of Imphal city.
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.
According to the 2011 census Chandel district has a population of 144,182. [9] This gives it a ranking of 602nd in India (out of a total of 640). [9] The district has a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometre (110/sq mi). [9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.72%. [9]
The Chothe people is one of the Naga ethnic group found in the state of Manipur, India. Some historians and anthropologists have erroneously recorded the Chothe as the Purum of India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe , in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution .
In the 2020s, the Bishnupriya asked be given the status of an indigenous people of Assam and treated like other indigenous communities of the state. [10] The Government of Assam categorises them as an Other Backward Class , but otherwise, they have no legal recognition or official status.