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About Champanagar Meitei Village
Champanagar Meitei is a mid sized village in Jiribam tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 279 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
Champanagar Meitei Overview
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Manipur |
| District | Imphal East |
| Tehsil | Jiribam |
| Pincode | 795116 |
| Area (hectares) | 124.24 hectares |
| Population | 560 |
| Male Population | 279 |
| Female Population | 281 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,007 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within <5 km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within <5 km distance |
How Champanagar Meitei compares
By the 2011 count Champanagar Meitei is the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 124.24 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.
Getting to Champanagar Meitei
The census records public bus service for Champanagar Meitei as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.
How far is Champanagar Meitei from other places
Champanagar Meitei lies about 88 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Jiribam, about 3.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.
| Nearest railway station | Jiribam | 3.8 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest town | Silchar | 33 km |
| District headquarters | Imphal East | 88 km |
Villages closest to Champanagar Meitei
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jiribam tehsil.
- Champanagar Muslim under 2 km
- Rasidpur under 2 km
- Sonapur under 2 km
- Chindong Leikai 1.7 km
- Bakhal 1.8 km
- Aglapur 2.1 km
Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.
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Common questions about Champanagar Meitei
As per the Census of India 2011, Champanagar Meitei village had a population of 560. That makes it the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.
Champanagar Meitei village has 279 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Champanagar Meitei has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.
The pincode recorded for Champanagar Meitei is 795116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Champanagar Meitei covers 124.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Champanagar Meitei falls under Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.
The nearest railway station to Champanagar Meitei is Jiribam, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.
The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Champanagar Meitei.
Champanagar Meitei is about 88 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Champanagar Meitei is in Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district. Jiribam is about 3.8 km away. Silchar is about 33 km away. Imphal East is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Champanagar Muslim (under 2 km), Rasidpur (under 2 km) and Sonapur (under 2 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Champanagar Meitei today is likely to be higher.
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