| Voice of Churachandpur
: Mr. Khupchilpau Guite
Churachandpur is situated in the hilly region. This leads to many
challenges. In the remote villages development is yet to be made.
In these areas schools are not functional resulting to high drop
out rate. People below the poverty line have not yet received their
ration cards. Due to this they are not able to avail their rights.
Income generation is important, so government should provide them
with some workshops.
Churachandpur
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4570.0 Km2
Population in Churachandpur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 271,274
Male : 137,748
Female : 133,526
Under 6 population
Total : 34,490
Male : 17,731
Female : 16,759
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 2638
In seeing : 1311
In speech : 251
In hearing : 478
In movement : 302
Mental : 296
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 315
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 561 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 186 (Census 2001)
Minority : Yes
Brief About Churachandpur District
Geographic Profile
Churachandpur District, in the southwestern corner of Manipur,
has an area of 4570 sq.km. Its location is 23055' to 24030' North
and 92059' to 93050' East. It is a hilly district with a very small
percentage of the area being plain. As per the 1994-95 satellite
imagery, the total built up area is 6,726 Ha. ( Urban - 585 Ha.
and Rural - 6,141 Ha.) and the cropland area is 9,928 Ha. A large
portion of the area is either under current jhum or abandoned jhum:
29,323 Ha and 190,447 Ha. respectively. There is no primary forest
in the district and the secondary forest including mixed bamboo
forest, covers an area of 118,092 Ha. The area under wasteland is
98,424 Ha. and the total area of the water bodies is 2,144 Ha.(2,072
Ha. of river/streams and 72 lakes/tanks/ponds). The road network
covers an area of 3581 Ha located in and around the district headquarter.
The maximum temperature is 370C while the minimum is 10C. The highest
rainfall is 3080 mm (Tinsong) and the lowest is 597 mm (Geljang).
The maximum humidity is 100% and the minimum 61%. The beauty of
the landscape is supplemented by the climate which is temperate
and salubrious. The winter extending from November to February is
cold, particularly in the hills but days are bright and sunny. The
monsoon months stretch from May-June to September with heavy showers
almost throughout the period. The spring and summer months are mildly
pleasant despite high humidity. However, the low temperatures (
ranging from 300-350C) prevents sultriness that is so common in
eastern India. The climate imparts the people with considerable
stamina and hardiness through the lack of rains during non- monsoon
months and the consequent decline in water flow in the major rivers
during that period makes the state a mono-crop economy.
Demographic Profile
According to the provisional data of 2001 census, the total
population of the district is 2,23,866. The literacy rate in the
district is quite high, the percentage being 64.38 ( 72.6% in male
and 56.4% in female). Unlike most parts of the state and the country,
the sex ratio is in favour of the female gender: 1034 per 1000 male.
With the improvement of the reach of medical facilities, the birth
rate, death rate and the infant mortality rate have gone down.
Socio-economic Profile
The district is inhabited by several tribes, mainly belonging
to the Kuki-Chin-Mizo group. Each tribe has a distinct social order
as well as community laws .The system of heblackitary chiefship
as well as community ownership of village land is prevalent in the
district. In case of heblackitary chiefship the chief is all-powerful
as he controls not only the economy of the village through his ownership
of the land but exercises social control over the households in
the village. An overwhelming majority of the tribal population has
converted to Christianity . Christianity has not materially changed
the social order but was the critical faith in bringing to an end
the head-hunting wars and savagery that characterized early tribal
societies. Education rapidly spread through English medium schools.
In the last hundblack years the society has undergone radical change
from the past.
All tribal societies are patriarchal, but the women
are not discriminated against. They play a significant role in agriculture
and animal husbandry, besides being actively involved in weaving
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