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Manipur had a population of 2,855,794 at the 2011 census. [94] Of this total, 57.2% lived in the valley districts and the remaining 42.8% in the hill districts. The valley (plain) is mainly inhabited by the Meitei speaking population (native Manipuri speakers).
The first Manipuri-language film, Matamgi Manipur, was released on 9 April 1972. [57] Paokhum Ama (1983) is the first full-length colour feature film (according to the Academy's definition of a feature film) [58] of Manipur and was directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. Lammei (2002) is the first Manipuri Video film to have a commercial screening at a ...
Whilst the proportion of Manipur's population that practices Hinduism is roughly 41%, in the Manipur valley region Hindus constitute as much as 67-74% of the population. [3] Between the 1961 and 2011 censuses of India, the share of Hindus in the state declined from 62% to 41%, while the share of Christians rose from 19% to 41%.
[57] [58] [59] The 1951 census recorded the Kuki population of Manipur as 69,855, that in Assam as 18,200, [f] and that in Tripura as 3,428. [34] The 21 Kuki tribes of Manipur (as per the nomenclature used in the British colonial times) gathered together in 1948 to form an organisation called Kuki Company. They also contributed to the ...
The Kom tribes have Karong, Serto, Leivon , Mangte and Tellien clans etc. They are mainly found in Manipur of North-East India. [2] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. [3] According to the 2001 Census of India, the population of Kom people is 14,602. [4]
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.
Their present population is 239,886, making up 8.40% of the state of Manipur population as per 2011 census. Pangal mostly settled in the periphery of Manipur near River bank, near lake and foothills. The Pangals are mainly concentrated in and around Imphal, the capital of Manipur and Thoubal.
In 2021, Hindus account for 41% and the Sanamahists account for 8% out of the total population of Manipur according to 2011 census report. Sanamahists have approximately 2,40,000 officially registered followers.