17-483: Purul is a village in Senapati district , Manipur , India. Whereas Purul is the name given by other people, Hiimai ki is the name given by its own inhabitants. 'Hiimai' refers to its people and 'ki' to a place/land, meaning land of Hiimai. The predominant inhabitants belong to Poumai Naga tribe. The village consists of two contiguous habitations viz Purul Akutpa (Hiimai Khelaomai) & Purul Atongba (Hiimai Dunamai). As per
34-496: A ranking of 565th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 109 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/sq mi). Its population growth rate over two decades 1991-2011 was 129.9 percent, which works out to an average decadal growth rate of 51.6 percent over these two decades. Senapati has a sex ratio of 939 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75%. Its population composition as per
51-595: A separate district for Sadar Hills, and submitted a memorandum to the Union Home Minister K. C. Pant . In 1971, shortly before Manipur became a full-fledged state, the Government of India enacted the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act, 1971, granting autonomous district councils (ADCs) for the hill regions. Two separate ADCs, for Sadar Hills and Manipur North, were established in 1972. However, due to opposition from
68-613: Is administered by a Sub-divisional Officer (SDO)/Teshildar, whose office is located at the village. Among the 27 villages, Purul Akutpa is most populous with 6168 persons. The SDO works under the District Magistrate (DM/DC), Senapati. One elected person represent Purul in the Autonomous District Council (ADC), Senapati. Purul along with Oinam Hill, Phuba, Koide, Karong and other areas are represented at Manipur State level by one Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). Name of
85-402: Is in the northern part of Manipur state. The District is bounded on the south by Kangpokpi District , on the east by Ukhrul district , on the west by Tamenglong district and on the north by Kohima District and Phek district of Nagaland state. The district lies at an altitude between 1061 meter to 1788 meters above sea level. The Dzuko Valley ( Meitei : Dzuko Tampak ), is one of
102-667: Is one of the 16 districts of the Indian state of Manipur . The present Senapati district was formed in December 2016, after spawning off the Sadar Hills region in the south into a separate Kangpokpi district . The district headquarter is located in the town of Senapati , also known as Tahamzam. The Senapati district began as the Mao Subdivision of the Manipur State after its merger with
119-661: Is the majority, religion, practised by 95.31% of the population. Hinduism is the second-largest religion, practised by 3.36% of the population. Small numbers practice other religions, such as Islam, Buddhism, and Heraka. Nearly all tribals are Christians, with only a small minority of the Zeliang practising Heraka . At the time of the 2011 census, 46.99% of the population spoke Poumai , 29.89% Mao , 10.67% Maram , 2.84% Nepali , 2.65% Zemi , 1.75% Khezha , 1.55% Liangmai and 0.95% Zeliang as their first language. Kangpokpi Kangpokpi ( Meitei pronunciation :/kāng-pōk-pī/ ),
136-514: The 2011 census is as below: of Total Pop. Languages in Senapati district (2011) After the separation of the Kangpokpi district in 2016, the residual district has a population of 285,404 as per 2011 census, all of which lives in rural areas. it has a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.10% and 92.74% of the population respectively. Christianity
153-520: The Nagas, Sadar Hills was not made into a separate district, and continued as part of Manipur North. In 1976, the district headquarters was shifted to the town of Senapati. In 1981, there were three subdivisions in Manipur North: Mao-Maram, based at Tadubi, Sadar Hills West, based at Kangpokpi and Sadar Hills East, based at Saikul . Efforts made by successive governments of Manipur to separate
170-533: The Nearest Primary Health Centre (PHC), Oinam Hill. The PHC is 10 km from Purul. The village has one government higher secondary school, one private secondary school and five government primary schools. This article related to a location in Manipur is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Senapati district Senapati district ( Meitei pronunciation :/se.na.pə.ti/),
187-520: The Republic of India. By 1961, it was enlarged into the "Mao and Sadar Hills" subdivision, by combining the sadar hills (central hills) adjoining the Imphal region. In 1969, Manipur was divided into five districts, with Mao and Sadar Hills becoming one of them. It was also called the "Manipur North" district, with a headquarters at Karong. It had three subdivisions: Mao West, Mao East and Sadar Hills. During
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#1733093638648204-602: The Sadar Hills subdivisions into an independent district failed. During the Kuki–Naga clashes of the 1990s, further displacement of Kukis occurred into the Sadar Hills region and perhaps also displacement of Nagas out of the region. Finally, in 2016, the Okram Ibobi Singh government, in one of its last acts before the election, formed seven new districts by bifurcating existing districts, with Sadar Hills being one of them. It
221-498: The constituency is 47,Karong Legislative Assembly Constituency. It is the 47th of total 60 legislative constituencies of the Manipur state. Purul is 20 km from the nearest town i.e. Maram, which is located on the highway, NH-2. It is 45 km from District Headquarters, 112 km from the nearest airport (Imphal International Airport), 140 km from the nearest railway station (Dimapur Railway Station). Medical practitioner/physicians and other medical personnels are stationed at
238-579: The late 1950s and 1960s, the Kuki tribes living in the northern hills of Manipur faced large-scale displacement, as a result of the activism of the Naga National Council attempting to homogenise the population in those areas. The displaced Kuki tribes moved inwards into the state and occupied regions in the Sadar Hills subdivision. This gave the Sadar Hills subdivision a distinct character. The Sadar Hills Kuki Chiefs' Zonal Council resolved in 1970 to demand
255-524: The latest census of India in 2011, 99.4% of the people follow Christianity and the rest follow naturism. And literacy rate is 74%. Purul is bordered by Phuba (North), Shirong (East), Oinam Hill(West) and Koide (South). At the village level, each of Purul Akutpa and Purul Atongba is administered by a selected person known as Village Chairman assisted by Secretary and other persons. These administrators are collectively known as Village Authority, similar to Panchayat/Sarpanch. At Zila level, 27 villages including Purul
272-478: The tourist attractions in Manipur, renowned for natural sites, seasonal flowering plants and wild life, including but not limited to the endemic Dzuko lily (Lilium chitrangadae) , which is closely related to the Shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae) of the neighbouring Ukhrul district . According to the 2011 census Senapati district has a population of 479,148 roughly equal to the nation of Belize . This gives it
289-493: Was named the Kangpokpi district with a headquarters at Kangpokpi. The United Naga Council conducted a five-month blockade in the Naga districts of Manipur to protest the creation of the new districts and continues its opposition as of 2024. The remaining Naga-dominated district continues under the name Senapati district. Senapati District is located between 93.29° and 94.15° East Longitude and 24.37° and 25.37° North Latitude and
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