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District Profile, Bishnupur
Bishnupur district has its headquarters at Bishnupur, 27km from
the state capital, Imphal. Bishnupur was named after the “Bishnu
Mandir” located at this palce. It was opened on the 25th May,
1983. It is bounded on the North by Imphal West District,
Churchanpur on the South, Imphal West & Thoubal districts on the
East.
| Area |
496 sq. km |
| Area of Loktak
Lake, the biggest freshwater lake in NE India |
286 sq. km |
| Location
(Latitude/Longitude) |
24015' and 24045'
N
93030' and 940 00' E |
| Altitude (above
MSL) |
828.2m |
| Agro Climatic
Zone |
Humid, sub-tropical with cold winter |
|
Average Rainfall |
1200-1400mm |
| Soil |
Alluvial Soil
Texture: Sandy Loam, Clay loam & Clay.
pH: 4.5 to 5.5 (Strongly Acidic)
Low in organic carbon, phosphorous and potassium content |
| Demography |
| Population |
2,08,368 |
| Male |
1,04,550 |
| Female |
1,03,818 |
| Rural |
1,33,627 |
| Urban |
74,741 |
| SC |
1727 |
| ST |
6143 |
| Population
Density |
402 per sq.km. |
| Sex Ratio |
993 |
| Literacy (%) |
67.63 |
| Number of
Househol |
35.303 |
| Number of
workers |
89,703 |
| Major
Enterprise |
Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal
Husbandry, Fishery, Handicrafts, Tasar etc |
| Land Use |
Net Cropped
Area
Double Cropped Area
Cropping intensity |
42,366 ha
3,695 ha
110% |
| Current Fallow |
60 ha |
| Reserved Forest
Area |
35,490 ha |
| Agriculture |
| Major
Agricultural Crops |
Rice, Maize, Pulses, Oilseeds,
Sugarcane, Potato |
| Major Horti
Crops |
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Tomato,
Chilly, Bhindi, Pumpkin, Gourd, Carela, Ribed,
Pineapple, Banana |
| Fertilizer
consumption |
Nitrogen: 134.48 kg/ha
P2O5: 20.54 kg/ha
K2O: 10.55 kg/ha |
| Fisheries |
| Total potential
water area for fisheries development |
18,447 hectare |
| Total fish
production from Culture & Capture Fisheries |
7500 MT |
| Demand of Fish
@ 11kg per capita consumption for 1.88 lakh population |
2063MT |
| Number of fish
farmers |
25,000 |
| No. of
Fishermen |
28,800nos 828.2m |
| Number of fish
farms (Govt.) |
4 |
| No. of fish
hatchery - Govt. |
1 |
| Jetties
constructed |
3 |
| Fishermen home
constructed |
319 |
| Community halls
constructed |
1 |
| Community Tanks
constructed |
14 |
| Veterinary &
Animal Husbandry Services |
| Veterinary
Hospital |
4 |
| Veterinary
Dispensaries |
10 |
| Artificial
Insemination Centres |
16 |
| District
piggery farm |
1 |
| Powers and Road |
| Total power
consumption |
9.545 MW |
| 132/33KV
sub-station |
1 |
| 33/11KV
sub-station |
5 |
| Villages
electrified |
43 |
| Public Health
Services |
| District
Hospital |
1 |
| Community
health centre |
2 |
| Primary Health
Centres (PHC) |
5 |
| Veterinary
Hospital |
4 |
| Primary Health
Sub Centres |
32 |
| Education |
| Pre-Primary to
UJB Schools |
229 |
| Middle to
senior basic schools |
65 |
| High-higher
secondary schools |
57 |
| Colleges |
7 |
| B.Ed./DIET
centres |
2 |
| Law college |
1 |
| Financial
Institutions |
| State Bank of
India (SBI) |
1 |
| United Bank of
India (UBI) |
1 |
| Commercial
banks |
5 |
| Co-operative
banks |
3 |
| Administration
Development |
| Number of
Sub-divisions |
3 |
| Names of
sub-divisions |
Bishnupur, Nambol, Moirang |
| Number of
development blocks |
2 |
| Names of dev.
Blocks |
Bishnupur, Moirang |
| Number of SDC
circles |
6 (Nambol, Oinam, Bishnupur,
Ninghtoukhong , Moirang & Kumbi.) |
| Numbers of gram
panchayats |
24 |
| Number of Nyaya
panchayats |
6 |
| Number of towns |
7 |
| Number of
municipalities |
3 |
| Number of
villages |
64 |
| Number of
assembly constituencies |
6 |
IMPORTANT RIVERS: The Nambol (Yangoi), the Thongjaorok and
the Khuga are important rivers of the district.
NATIONAL PARK: Keibul Lamjao is a floating National Park in
the southern part of the lake, where the brow-antlered deer (Cervus
eldi eldi), an endangered species, is found. This particular
species of deer is not found anywhere in the world except at
Keibul Lamjao with its floating mass (Phumdis) making a natural
habitat of the animal. This is the only floating park in the
world.
MAJOR FARMING SYSTEMS/ENTERPRISES
(BASE ON THE ANALYSIS MADE BY THE KVK):
1. Rice cultivation followed by fallow in 90% of cultivated area
where irrigation facilities are not available.
2. Rice followed by mustard/peas/potatoes/rabi vegetables in 10%
of cultivated areas where irrigation facilities are there.
3. Rice cultivation supplemented by
dairying/poultry/piggery/fishing.
4. Fishing in and around Loktak and other smaller lakes in the
district.
AREA PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS CULTIVATED
IN THE DISTRICT DURING 2008-09
| Sl No |
Crop |
Area ('000ha) |
Production ('000t) |
Productivity (t/ha) |
| 1 |
Rice |
27.50 |
96.38 |
3.50 |
| 2 |
Maize |
1.01 |
1.73 |
1.71 |
| 3 |
Wheat |
0.26 |
0.69 |
2.65 |
| 4 |
Potato |
2.07 |
18.38 |
8.88 |
| 5 |
Sugarcane |
1.66 |
96.88 |
58.31 |
| 6 |
Oilseeds |
6.07 |
4.42 |
0.73 |
| 7 |
Pulses |
4.65 |
3.93 |
0.85 |
| 8 |
Cabbage |
0.31 |
4.19 |
13.52 |
| 9 |
Cauliflower |
0.24 |
2.08 |
8.65 |
| 10 |
Tomato |
0.11 |
1.03 |
9.36 |
| 11 |
Chilli |
0.63 |
2.52 |
4.00 |
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