| Voice of Imphal West
: Dhawanisingh

Imphal West
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 519.0 Km2
Population in Imphal West (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 514,683
Male : 253,628
Female : 261,055
Under 6 population
Total : 58,239
Male : 29,972
Female : 28,267
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 5385
In seeing : 2353
In speech : 539
In hearing : 383
In movement : 1056
Mental : 1054
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 518
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 535 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 55 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD

Brief About Imphal West District
This little piece of Land is described by the Global
audience as "a little paradise on earth" and as "a flower on lofty
height". In late Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Neharu's words,
it is "a jewel of India".
Geographically on the eastern frontier
of India, it is bounded on the east by Myanmar (Burma), on the north
by Nagaland, on the west by Assam and on the south by Mizoram &
Myanmar.
Physically, Manipur comprises of two parts - the hills and the valley.
The valley is at the centre surrounded by hills on all sides. The
hills covers about 3 by 4 of the total area of the State. The valley
is about 790 meters above the sea level and it slopes down towards
the south.
Geographical Outline
The Imphal West District falls in the Category of Manipur valley
region. It is a tiny plain at the centre of Manipur surrounded by
Plains of other districts. Imphal City, the State Capital is the
nodal functional centre of this District. As a first glance, we
may summarized as in the table.
It is surrounded by Senapati District
on the north, on the east by Imphal East and Thoubal districts,
on the south by Thoubal and Bishnupur Districts, and on the west
by Senapati and Bishnupur Districts.
The district is endowed with a rich variety of
vegetation. The prevailing climatic conditions are favourable for
growing a wide range of herbs, shrubs, and also flowering and non-flowering
trees. In addition, a variety of medicinal plants are also grown
in the district. Few important varieties of non-fruit bearing trees,
fruit bearing trees, etc of worth mentioning are Bamboos, Pepals,
Kaubila, Eucalyptus, Amla, Parkai roxburgil (Yongchak), Arundo donax
(yendhou), Carica papaya (papaya), Citrus grandia (Pamelo), Mangifera
indica (Mango), Prunus domestics (plum), Prumus persica (peach),
Pyrus selerotine (pear), Psidium guavaya (guava), Famarin dus indica
(Tamarind).
The abundant existence of wild animals in the district
is only of past story. Due to the heavy pressure on land and cleaning
of forest land in the valley, the existenceof varieties of animals,
birds, fauna are on fast decreasing trend. Fox, deer, wild pig,
jungle cat, monkeys and leopards were the important animals once
habited in the district. Of which, monkeys are said to be the only
animal available in the district (in the premises of Hanuman Thakur
mandir at Mahabali). A large variety of birds are found in the district.
The common birds available in the district are sparrow, swallow,
owl, myna, pigeon, nightingale, king fisher, wood pecker, heren,
kite, etc.
Climate
The district enjoys confortable temperature throughout
the year; not very hot in summer and not very cold in winter. Over
all the climatic condition of the district is salubriouces and monsoon
tropical. The whole district is under the influence of the monsoons
characterised by hot and humid rainy seasons during the summer,
and cool and dry seasons during the winter. Temperature ranges from
minimum of 0o C to maximum of 36oC. the average
annual rainfall based on the meteorological data published for the
years 1991-99 is 1259.5 mm. The district gets rainfall from the
South-West monsoon.
Soil
The valley area of imphal West district is fertile land and
is mainly made up of alluvial soil of recent origin. The valley
was once full of swamps and marshy lands, the important ones being
Lamphelpat, Takyelpat, Sangaipat, Kakwapat, Poiroupat (pat means
lake). The soil are mainly made up of shallow black, brown and alluvial
soils which have been technically classified as Udalfs-Ochrepts
and Orchrepts-Aquepts-Fluvents.
Rivers
Main rivers draining Imphal west plain are Imphal river, Nambul
river and their tributaries. The Nambul river is made up of a number
of small streams on its upper course. The course of the river is
short and its outlet falls on Loktak Lake. This river passes through
Imphal Municipality area dividing its area into almost two equal
halves. This river serves as the main dischargeing drainage of Imphal
Bazar area and its surroundings. During rainy season, swift flowing
of water directed to it from its tributaries can't be contained
in it. As a result, breaking of its river bunds causing waterlogging
in the low lying area is of regular feature.
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