# Bishnupur District, Manipur – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Manipur 

# Bishnupur district

Bishnupur is a district of Manipur, 6th of 9 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **237,399 people** in 3 sub-districts, 7 towns and 49 villages; 37% lived in towns. The largest town is [Moirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/moirang/) (19,893).

- 237,399people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 7towns
- 75.9%literacy

## Who lives in Bishnupur?

Bishnupur had **237,399 people** at the 2011 Census — 8.3% of Manipur's population and 6th of 9 districts of Manipur by population. There were 999 women for every 1,000 men (above the Manipur figure of 985; 4th of 9 districts of Manipur). Among children under 7 the ratio was 933 girls per 1,000 boys (the Manipur figure is 930). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.1 across Manipur.

## How literate is Bishnupur?

75.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Manipur's 76.9%), 5th of 9 districts of Manipur. Men were at 85.1% and women at 66.7% — a gap of 18.4 points (it is 13.3 points across Manipur). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Nambol](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/nambol/) (80.5%) and lowest in [Moirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/) (72.4%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Bishnupur do for a living?

46.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 39.7%). Of all workers, 24% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 5% worked in household industry and 36% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 30% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 28% of workers here, against 39% across Manipur. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Nambol](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/nambol/) (30% of workers in farming) and the least is [Moirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/) (27% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 36 (36%) · **■** Marginal 30 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Bishnupur

36.9% of people lived in towns and cities (above Manipur's 29.2%), 3rd of 9 districts of Manipur. The Census counted 7 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Moirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/moirang/) with 19,893 people, home to 23% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Bishnupur

Bishnupur had 49 census villages, 48 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,123 people; 6 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Thanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/thanga/) (14,316), [Kwakta](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/kwakta/) (10,735), [Kha Thingungei](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/kha-thingungei/) (10,107), [Wangoo Ahallup](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/wangoo-ahallup/) (9,148) and [Leimapokpam](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/nambol/leimapokpam/) (8,120).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Bishnupur compared with Manipur

■ Bishnupur · ■ Manipur

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**930

Working population ****46.3%**

**45.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

Toilet within the home ****92%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

Tap water ****44%**

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

Use banking services ****22%**

Television ****52%**

Mobile phone ****59%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****13%**

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

None of these assets ****11%**

Own their home ****97%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Bishnupur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Nambol](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/nambol/) 61,882 14 2 

[Bishnupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/bishnupur/) 62,778 13 2 

[Moirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/bishnupur/moirang/) 112,739 22 3 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Bishnupur

- Moirang · 19,893
- Nambol · 17,081
- Ningthoukhong · 13,078
- Bishnupur · 12,167
- Kumbi · 9,546
- Kwakta · 8,579
- Oinam · 7,161

## Largest villages in Bishnupur

- Thanga · 14,316
- Kwakta · 10,735
- Kha Thingungei · 10,107
- Wangoo Ahallup · 9,148
- Leimapokpam · 8,120
- Ngaikhong Khullen · 5,256
- Keinou · 4,935
- Saiton · 4,660
- Toubul · 4,542
- Nachou · 4,313
- Sagang · 4,296
- Thinungei · 4,027
- Potsangbam · 3,721
- Pukhrambam · 3,716
- Ngangkha Lawai · 3,514
- Irengbam · 3,384
- Utlou · 3,355
- Ishok · 3,055
- Khoijuman Khullen · 2,951
- Phubala · 2,800

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Bishnupur?3: Nambol, Bishnupur, Moirang
- What is the population of Bishnupur district?237,399 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Bishnupur?Moirang