Manipur literally meaning “A jeweled land” nestle deep within a lush green corner of North East India. It seems much like an exquisite\u00a0 work of\u00a0 art\u00a0 executed by\u00a0 superb hands of\u00a0 Nature and\u00a0 is indeed a state of exquisite natural\u00a0 beauty\u00a0 and splendors,\u00a0 the beauty of which once inspired Mrs. St. Clair Grimwood described it as ” A Pretty Place more beautiful than many show places of the world” Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru paid a fitting tribute by describing it as “Jewel of India”.
\nSurrounded by blue hills\u00a0 with an\u00a0 oval shaped valley at the centre, rich in art and tradition\u00a0 and surcharged\u00a0 with\u00a0 nature’s\u00a0 pristine\u00a0 glory. Manipur\u00a0 lies on a melting pot of culture. It is birth place of Polo. This is the place\u00a0 where Rajashree\u00a0 Bhagyachandra\u00a0 created the\u00a0 famous Ras Lila, the classical dance of Manipur, out of his enchanting dream by the grace of Lord Krishna.
\nHer folk dances reveal the mythological concept of creation of Manipur.
\nHaving a\u00a0 varied and proud history\u00a0 from the\u00a0 earliest\u00a0 times,\u00a0 Manipur\u00a0 came under the British Rule as a Princely State after the defeat in the Anglo-Manipuri\u00a0 War of\u00a0 1891. After\u00a0 independence of\u00a0 India in\u00a0 1947,\u00a0 the Princely State of Manipur was merged in the Indian Union on October 15,1949 and became a full-fledged State of India on the 21th January, 1972 with a Legislative Assembly of 60 seats of which 20\u00a0 are\u00a0 reserved\u00a0 for\u00a0 Scheduled Tribe and 1 reserved for\u00a0 Scheduled\u00a0 Caste.\u00a0 The State is represented in the Lok Sabha by two members and by one member in the Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n
MANIPUR\u00a0 AT\u00a0 A\u00a0 GLANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n Manipur literally meaning “A jeweled land” nestle deep within a lush green corner of North East India. It seems much like an exquisite\u00a0 work of\u00a0 art\u00a0 executed by\u00a0 superb hands of\u00a0 Nature and\u00a0 is indeed a state of exquisite natural\u00a0 beauty\u00a0 and splendors,\u00a0 the beauty of which once inspired Mrs. St. Clair Grimwood described it … <\/p>\n\n\n
\n \nParticulars<\/th>\n Datas<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Area<\/td>\n 22327 sq.km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Population<\/td>\n 27,21,756<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Capital<\/td>\n Imphal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n State Language<\/td>\n Manipuri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n State Emblem<\/td>\n Kangla Shaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n State Bird<\/td>\n Nongyeen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n State Animal<\/td>\n Sangai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n State Game<\/td>\n Manipuri Polo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n State Flower<\/td>\n Siroi Lily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Density of Population( per Sq Km.)<\/td>\n 82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Literacy Rate (Male)<\/td>\n 86.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Literacy Rate (Female)<\/td>\n 73.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Altitude<\/td>\n 790 mtrs. above MSL (Imphal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Latitude<\/td>\n 23.830N to 25.680N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Longitude<\/td>\n 93.030E to 94.780E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rainfall<\/td>\n 1467.5 mm (Avg.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rainy Season<\/td>\n May to October<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Schedule Tribes<\/td>\n 33 (Recongised by Government)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Assembly Constituencies<\/td>\n 60 (40 General, 19 ST, 1 SC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Parliamentary Constituencies<\/td>\n 2 (One for Inner and One for Outer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n National Highways<\/td>\n 3 (39-Indo-Myanmar road, 53-New Cachar Road, 150-Jessami-Tipaimukh Road)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"