Chandel

District in Manipur

Population

85.1k

State: 28 Lakh

Area

2,015 km²

Literacy Rate

65.1%

State: 67.1%

Sex Ratio

921

State: 986

Density

42 /km²

State: 130 /km²

Chandel is a district in Manipur with a population of 85.1k spread across 2,015 sq km. Its literacy rate of 65.1% is below the state average of 67.1% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 921 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 986. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

42 /km²

▼

130 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

921

▼

986

943

Literacy Rate

65.1%

▼

67.1%

63.0%

SC Population

0.1%

▼

3.5%

16.6%

ST Population

92.6%

▲

39.9%

8.7%

Worker Participation

52.4%

▲

45.6%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

34.0%

▲

25.8%

33.2%

Child Wasting

8.3%

▼

10.1%

18.4%

Underweight Children

14.7%

▲

14.1%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

42.4%

▲

42.0%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

27.3%

▼

28.4%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

55.5%

▼

64.1%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

55.5%

▼

68.6%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

85.2%

▲

73.3%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

52.0%

▼

56.4%

54.6%

Health Insurance

16.1%

▲

15.3%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

68.6%

▲

68.0%

93.6%

Electricity Access

99.9%

▲

97.2%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

22.3%

▲

16.3%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

9.9%

▲

8.6%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

11.0%

▲

11.0%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

7.6%

▼

10.5%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

24.7 per 1k pop

▼

83.2 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

2.1k

▼

10.2k

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

42.9%

▼

47.5%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

116 per lakh

▼

843 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

5.1%

▼

25.7%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.50

▼

0.69

0.81

Climate Vulnerability

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Climate Vulnerability Index

0.58

—

0.59

0.56

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	44,275	88,103.813	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	16,486	34,248.5	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	31,185	63,926.688	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	5,387	11,910.563	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	73	3,051	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	38,922	35,132.375	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	24,828	45,333.875	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	11,364	17,038.375	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	692	1,515.688	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	7,541	18,314.375	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	921.446	966.395	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	911.639	928.719	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	11.0	11.0	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	7.6	10.5	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres	—	6.8	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools	—	84.8	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking	—	5.3	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	34.0%	25.8%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	8.3%	10.1%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	14.7%	14.1%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	42.4%	42.0%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	27.3%	28.4%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	55.5%	64.1%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	55.5%	68.6%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	85.2%	73.3%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	52.0%	56.4%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	16.1%	15.3%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	68.6%	68.0%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	99.9%	97.2%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	99.4%	99.3%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	80.2%	84.5%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	43.3%	43.5%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	22.3%	16.3%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	9.9%	8.6%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	79.7%	81.1%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	66.6%	68.8%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	14.9%	18.4%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	68.6%	70.4%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	—	72.3%	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	28.2%	30.0%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	14.5%	14.4%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	64.7%	61.5%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	116.372	842.51	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	5.1%	25.7%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	6.1%	18.2%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.5	0.7	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	99	1,311.833	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	18.2%	15.7%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	69.7%	57.9%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	0.6	0.6	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	21.0	20.9	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	0.1	0.1	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	—	—	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	1.5	1.3	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	28.1%	44.9%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	4.8%	18.5%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	—	0.0	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	7.4	5.4	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	74.2	130.694	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.1	0.1	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	—	0.0	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.3	0.3	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	1	1.0	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	—	0.0	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	24.7	83.2	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	2,098	10,212.188	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	42.9%	47.5%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	—	6.5	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	—	—	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	—	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	—	—	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	1	14.9	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	—	1	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	—	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	—	6.9	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh ~	1	1.2	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	1	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Chandel district?

Chandel has a population of 85.1k according to the Census 2011, with a density of 42 people per sq km across 2,015 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Chandel?

Chandel has a literacy rate of 65.1%, which is below the Manipur average of 67.1% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does Chandel compare to Manipur?

Chandel has a sex ratio of 921 (below state average of 986) and a literacy rate of 65.1% (below state average of 67.1%).

What data sources are used for Chandel?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)