Bishnupur

BISHNUPUR DISTRICT

The headquarters of Bishnupur district is Bishnupur town.

The Bishnupur district is home to the dancing deer. Hence, the Bishnupur district is known as the land of the dancing deer.

The entire area under Bishnupur was earlier known as Lumlangdong. Notably, this widespread area is now named Lamangdong.

The Bishnupur district is centrally located among four other districts of Manipur.

The districts of Thoubal and Imphal are to the east; Churachandpur district on the south and Imphal West on the north.

IDEAL TIME TO BISHNUPUR

The best time to visit Bishnupur district is from February to October.

BISHNUPUR DISTRICT: COMMUNICATION NETWORK

The only communication network to Bishnupur district is the road network.

Bishnupur district is just 27 km from Imphal – the capital of Manipur.

The National Highway 150 links up Imphal with Bishnupur.

BISHNUPUR DISTRICT: COMMUNICATION CODES

The STD code of Bishnupur district is 03879.

The postal code of Bishnupur district is 795146.

BASIC DATA ABOUT BISHNUPUR DISTRICT

The Bishnupur district was constituted on May 25, 1983.

The Bishnupur district is situated at an altitude of 828.18 meters above the sea level.

The location of Bishnupur district is between 93.43 º E and 93.53 º E longitudes and 24.18 º N and 24.44 º N latitudes.

The total area of Bishnupur district is 530 sq. km.

BISHNUPUR DISTRICT: ADMINISTRATIVE FORMAT

Bishnupur district is subdivided into three sub-divisions.

The three sub-divisions have two blocks.

There are altogether 64 hamlets within the district.

BISHNUPUR DISTRICT: POPULATION PATTERN

The population pattern is according to the 1991 Census.

The total population in Bishnupur district is 1, 80,773.

The literacy rate in Bishnupur district is 45 per cent.

The density of population in Bishnupur district is 364 persons per sq km.

There are 89,648 females and 91,125 males in the district. So, the sex ratio is 984 females against every set of 1000 males.

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