Kangpokpi
Kangpokpi
Town
Kangpokpi is located in Manipur
Kangpokpi
Location in Manipur, India
Kangpokpi is located in India
Kangpokpi
Kangpokpi (India)
Coordinates: 25°8′56″N 93°58′14″E / 25.14889°N 93.97056°E / 25.14889; 93.97056
CountryIndia
StateManipur
DistrictKangpokpi district
Elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total7,476
Language(s)
 • OfficialMeitei (officially called Manipuri)[lower-alpha 1][1]
 • RegionalThadou language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795129
Telephone code03880
Vehicle registration03W
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityImphal
Sex ratio989/1000 ♂/♀
Literacy83%
Lok Sabha constituencyOuter Manipur
Websitekangpokpi.nic.in

Kangpokpi (Meitei pronunciation:/kāng-pōk-pī/[lower-alpha 2][1]), is the headquarter of Kangpokpi district and the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council in the Indian state of Manipur.[2]

Geography

It is located at an elevation of 1000 m above sea level.[3]

Religion

Religion in census town of Kangpokpi (2011 Census)
Religion Percent
Christians
 
 79.60%
Hindus
 
 19.48%
Buddhist
 
 0.39%
Muslims
 
 0.20%
Others
 
 0.19%
Jain
 
 0.11%
Sikh
 
 0.03%
Not Stated
 
 0.01%

Notable people

  • Boithang Haokip the Indian footballer, also known as the Indian David Beckham, because of his free kicks.

Notes

  1. ↑ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
  2. ↑ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.

References

  1. 1 2 "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kangpokpi". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/17/Kangpokpi.html Map and weather of Kangpokpi
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