Manipur – The Geography

  • A tiny state in northeast India
  • 0.7% – of India’s total land surface area
  • State’s geographical area – 22,327 Sq. Km.
  • Hills – 90% – 20,089 Sq. Km. – 9 hill ranges
  • The Manipur Valley – 2,238 Sq. Km.
  • Population density – 128 per Sq. Km. (Census 2011)
  • Districts – 16 with 68 sub-divisions
  • 51 towns – 28 statutory towns + 23 census towns (Census 2011)
  • 2,582 villages – 2515 Habited + 67 un-inhabited (Census 2011)

Borders

  • International border – south-east – Myanmar – 352 Km.
  • 502 km. – national/international border – north/west/south/south-west/east
  • North – Nagaland
  • West – Cachar District (Assam)
  • South – Chin Hills (Myanmar)
  • South-west – Mizoram
  • East – Surma Tract and upper Chindwin of Myanmar

Forests Cover Manipur

  • 78% of the geographical area under forest over – 17,418 Sq. Km.  
  • Reserved forests – 1,467 Sq. Km. / protected forests – 4,171 Sq. Km.
  • Unclassed forests – 11,780 Sq. Km.

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