Manipur | |
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Clockwise from top: Shree Shree Govindajee Temple, Statues of the Kanglashas, Loktak lake, Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang inside the Kangla, Manipuri dance | |
Anthem: Sana Leibak Manipur[1] (Manipur, Land of Gold) | |
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Country | ![]() |
Merged with India | 15 October 1949[2] |
Capital | Imphal |
Districts | 16 |
Government | |
• Governor | La. Ganesan[3] |
• Chief Minister | N. Biren Singh (BJP)[4] |
• Legislature | Unicameral (60 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituency | Rajya Sabha 1 Lok Sabha 2 |
• High Court | Manipur High Court |
Area | |
• Total | 22,327 km2 (8,621 sq mi) |
• Rank | 23rd |
Population (2011[5]) | |
• Total | 2,855,794 |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• State Language | Meitei (Manipuri)[6][7] |
GDP (2018–19) | |
• Nominal Per Capita | ₹75,226 (US$990) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-MN |
HDI (2018) | ![]() medium · 15th |
Literacy | 79.85% (16th) |
Website | www.manipur.gov.in |
Symbols of Manipur | |
Emblem | Kanglasha |
Song | "Sana Leibak Manipur" (Manipur, Land of Gold) |
Language | Meitei (Manipuri) |
Mammal | ![]() |
Bird | Nongyeen (Syrmaticus humiae) |
Fish | ![]() |
Flower | ![]() |
Tree | |
† It was elevated from the status of a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 |
Manipur (Meitei: Kangleipak) is a state within the Republic of India. It has area of 22,347 km2 (8,628 mi2). In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North-east Indian zone. During the days of the British Raj, the Kingdom of Manipur was one of the princely states.
The state is bordered by the Indian states of Nagaland to its north, Mizoram to its south and Assam to its west. Its eastern border is the Indian border with Myanmar. Manipur has a long recorded written history of kings ascended in the main throne of Kangla. The list of these kings can be found in a chronicle known as Cheitharol Kumbaba. Cheitharol Kumbaba, also spelled Cheitharon Kumpapa, is the court chronicle of the kings of Manipur. It recorded the history of the Kingdom of Manipur from the founding of the Ningthouja dynasty in 33 CE under king Nongda Lairen Pakhangba until the merger of the kingdom with India in 1949 and the subsequent abolition of monarchy. It ends with the last king of Manipur, Bodhchandra. The Cheitharol Kumbaba is probably one of the oldest chronicles of the region and is written on more than 1000 leaves of Meetei paper in Meetei Mayek, an early Meitei script.