Imphal West

Lying in the valley region of the state of Manipur, Imphal West is an important southern district of the state. Surrounded by Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Senapati Districts, Imphal West is headquartered at the city of Imphal.

The district of Imphal West covers an area of 558 square kilometers. Located at an altitude of 790 meters, the districts falls between 24�30' and 25�00' North Latitude and 93�45' and 94�15' East Longitude. According to the last census in 2001, the total population of the Imphal West District is 4, 39,532. The most interesting fact is the sex ratio of the district. Imphal West has more females - 2, 20,585 than males - 2, 18,947. The district has a high literacy rate of 80.61% with 89.1% male literates and 72.24% female literates.

Manipur's Imphal West district enjoys a pleasing moderate climate throughout the year with an average rainfall of around 1260 millimeters. Blessed with rich flora and fauna, the Imphal West is the place for the nature lovers and wild life freaks.

Tourists will have a gala time in Imphal West with several places of varied interests like:

Shree Shree Govindajee Temple
Ima keithel or women's market
War Cemeteries
Manipur Zoological Gardens
Manipur State Museum

The fun loving people of the district celebrates many wonderful festivals like Yashong, Cheiraoba, Baruni, Ratahayatra, Krishna Jamna, Durga Asthami and Kwak Jatra. More than 60% of the working population are engaged in non agricultural sector while the rest earn their livelihood working in the agricultural sector.