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Profiles
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| Area |
22,327 sq. kms |
| Population |
23,88,634 (Census 2001) |
| Capital |
IMPHAL |
| State language |
Manipuri |
| State Emblem |
Kangla Sha |
| State Animal |
Sangai (Brow Antlered Deer) |
| State Bird |
Nongin (Syrmaticus humiae humiae) |
| State Flower |
Siroy Lily |
| Districts |
9 |
| Altitude |
790mtrs above MSL (Imphal) |
| Latitude |
23.80 N to 25.68 N |
| Longitude |
93.03 E to 94.78 E |
| Rainfall |
1467.5 mm (average) |
| Rainy season |
May to October |
| Literacy Rate |
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| Educational Institutes |
3599 Schools, 62 Colleges, 2 University |
| Schedule Tribes |
29 (Recognised by Government) |
| Parliamentary Constituencies |
2 (Inner & Outer Manipur) Parliamentary Constituencies |
| National Highways |
2- N.H.No. 39 Indo-Burma/Myanmar Road, N.H.No. 53 New Cachar
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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. Its identity could be well explained by the following
chart:
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