Churachandpur district

Churachandpur district The district headquarters is located in the Churachandpur town.

The Churachandpur district first came into being as the South-West Area hill subdivision of Manipur in 1919. It soon acquired the name "Churachandpur subdivision" based on its headquarters at Lamka, which was also called "Churachandpur". After the independence of India, it remained one of the eight subdivisions of Manipur. A "New Churachandpur" town was built at the present location to serve as its headquarters. In 1969, the subdivision was upgraded to a district, initially called "Manipur South" and later "Churachandpur district". In 2016, the western part of the district consisting of the Tipaimukh and Thanlon subdivisions has been made a separate district called Pherzawl, and the rump territory remains Churachandpur district.

Geography

thumb|right|275px|2011 district map of Manipur; the Churachandpur district was divided into the present Churachandpur district and Pherzawl district in 2016

As per the 2011 census, the Churachandpur district covered an area of at the south-western part of the Manipur state. At that time, the Tipaimukh and Thanlon subdivisions were part of the district, which are now separated into the Pherzawl district.

Rengkai
Zenhang Lamka
Hill town

Villages

B.Aijalon
Ngaloi
New Lamka
Bungmual
Henglep
Hiangtam Lamka
Kangvai
Peniel
Saikawt
Sielmat
Singngat
Tuibuawng

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Churachandpur district had a population of 274,143, This gives it a ranking of 575th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). Most of the people who live in the district are Kuki people. The composition of scheduled tribes in the 2011 district is as follows:

{| class="wikitable"

!Population

!Percentage

of Total Pop.

|All Scheduled Tribes

|254,787

|92.9%

|Kuki tribes

|238,547

|87.0%

|Naga tribes

|1,148

|1.1%

|Old Kuki/Naga

|7,716

|2.8%

Apart from the scheduled tribes, the district is populated by Meities, Nepalese, Biharis, Marwaris, and Punjabis, amounting to roughly 7% of the population.

Christianity is the majority religion (93%) in Churachandpur. Hinduism is the second largest (4%) religion. Then there are followers of Islam (1%), Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and other religions.

Educational facilities

Colleges

Churachandpur Medical College, Hiangtam Lamka
Churachandpur Government College, Hiangtam Lamka
Lamka College, New Lamka

Private Colleges

Rayburn College
VK Tawna College
[Bethany Christian College]

Theological Colleges

Evangelical College of Theology, NehruMarg
Trinity College of Seminary, Sielmat
Sielmat Bible College, Sielmat
Grace Bible College, New Lamka

Government High School

Vungzagen Government Higher Secondary School, Mata
Rengkai Government Higher Secondary School
Lanva Model High School, Lanva
New-Lamka Upper Primary School

Private School

Rayburn High, New Lamka
Ebenezer Academy, New Lamka
St.Paul Institute, New Lamka
The Pathway School, Central Lamka

Private Universities

Sangai International University, Rengkai Road

Health

District Hospital Churachandpur is located within Churachandpur town. Initially, it was a dispensary with few staffs and in the year 1968, it became a 50 bedded Civil Hospital which was inaugurated by Shri Baleswar Prasad, Chief Commissioner of Manipur on 8 June 1968. The hospital was extended with another 50 bedded new building inaugurated on 17 May 1985 by the Medical Minister Shri T. Phungzathang Tonsing and became a 100 bedded one. The present Building OPD block was inaugurated on 31 May 2002, O.T wing on 23 December 2013, and the Trauma Centre on 19 July 2014 by the Hon'ble Chief Minister in presence of the Health Minister and the Industries Minister. The Government of Manipur approved upgrading the hospital to a 200 bedded ward and started the process of making it a Hill Medical College under the leadership of Hon'ble Medical Minister.

Economy

thumb|Khuga Dam in 2006

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur one of the country's most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the three districts in Manipur currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).

|Month

|Jan

|Feb

|Mar

|Apr

|May

|Jun

|July

|Aug

|Sep

|Oct

|Nov

|Dec

|High °C

|27

| 28

|36

|34

|39

|37

|39

|38

|34

|32

|28

|Low °C

| 7

| 4

|14

|18

|21

|22

|24

|25

|22

|19

|16

Transportation

Airport

Nearest airport from Churachandpur is Imphal Airport at Imphal which is about 60 km. However, during the 2023 Manipur violence, Imphal Airport was considered dangerous for some, and so the alternative route out was a 380 km, 14-hour drive to Aizawl.

Media

Major private television channels/cables are :

• Angels Vision Digital Cable

• Hornbill Cable Network

• Skynet

• TC Network

• Tullou TV.

Government, Politics and Administration

Administration is carried out by the Deputy Commissioners or District Magistrates with support of the District level officer and Block Development officers. The district collector office is located at Tuibong Town.

The administrative setup of Churachandpur District.

Sub Divisions & Blocks
Autonomous District Councils
Towns
Police Stations
Assembly Constituencies

Autonomous district council

At the district level, there is the Churachandpur Autonomous District Council created by "The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act, 1971," passed by the Parliament of India. The Autonomous District Council is to administer areas which have been given autonomy within the states under Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971. In accordance with this Act, the Autonomous (Hill) District Council is empowered to maintain and manage of property: movable and immovable, and institutions under their jurisdiction.