Population of Manipur

The noteworthy aspect of the population of Manipur is its sex ratio. With 978 females per 1000 males, Manipur has a balanced sex ratio. According to the last census in 2001, the total population of Manipur is 23, 88,634. There are a total of 11, 81,296 of females in comparison to 12, 07,338 of males.

About 60% of the population resides in the valley region while the rest lives in the hilly areas of the state. The state population is a combination of non tribal and tribal people. The tribal people mostly inhabit the hilly areas and the plains have a dense population of non tribal people.

Manipur has a large rural population of 18, 18,224 and comparatively much lower urban population of 5, 70,410. The population density in Manipur is 107 per square kilometers. The literacy rate of Manipur is almost 69% with the total literate population of 14, 29,656.