Lok Sabha Question No. 2844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Population of ST and non-ST in Moreh and Kangpokpi, Manipur
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2844

ANSWERED ON 08/08/2024

## POPULATION OF ST AND NON-ST IN MOREH AND KANGPOKPI, MANIPUR

2844 DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

the total population of Moreh Town of Tengnoupal district and Kangpokpi district in the State of Manipur and the corresponding percentages of each of the recognized Scheduled Tribes of Manipur and the non-Scheduled Tribes Communities, namely, the Meiteis, the Tamils and the Nepalis since 1971 and up to the year 2021, census-wise and separately for the said district?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

The information as given by Government of Manipur is given at Annexure .

Annexure referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2844 for 08.08.2024 by DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM regarding 'POPULATION OF ST AND NON-ST IN MOREH AND KANGPOKPI, MANIPUR'

|                         | Population                       | Population                       | Population                       | Population                       | Population                       |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Name of District / Town | 1971                             | 1981                             | 1991                             | 2001                             | 2011                             |
| Kangpokpi District*     | 59782                            | 88566                            | 117069                           | 156513                           | 193744                           |
| Moreh STC               | 3581                             | 7678                             | 9673                             | 14962                            | 16847                            |
|                         | Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population+ | Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population+ | Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population+ | Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population+ | Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population+ |
|                         | 1971                             | 1981                             | 1991                             | 2001                             | 2011                             |
| Kangpokpi District*     | 82706                            | 105655                           | 175206                           | 244325                           | 419210                           |
| Moreh STC               | NA                               | 2355                             | 2829                             | 7171                             | 9475                             |
|                         | Total Non-ST Population          | Total Non-ST Population          | Total Non-ST Population          | Total Non-ST Population          | Total Non-ST Population          |
|                         | 1971                             | 1981                             | 1991                             | 2001                             | 2011                             |
| Kangpokpi District*     | NA                               | NA                               | NA                               | NA                               | NA                               |
| Moreh STC               | NA                               | 5323                             | 7429                             | 7791                             | 7372                             |

Notes: 1. * recasted Population as per prevailing jurisdiction of the 2011 Census for total population.

2. + ST Population includes Senapati District. No Data Available for ST & non-ST population separately for Senapati & Kangpokpi Districts as Kangpokpi District was created  in 2016.
3. Total ST Population of Senapati (including Kangpokpi) is calculated including estimated population of Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul Sub-Divisions for 2001 Census.
4. # includes unclassified STs. 5. NA- Data Not Available.

## TOTAL ST POPULATION OF MOREH STC, 1981-2011

| Name of Tribe                | 1981                         | 1991*                        | 2001                         | 2011                         |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Aimol                        | -                            | -                            | 1                            | 5                            |
| Anal                         | -                            | 29                           | 2                            | 4                            |
| Chiru                        | -                            | -                            | -                            | 9                            |
| Gangte                       | 201                          | 218                          | 435                          | 513                          |
| Hmar                         | 186                          | 58                           | 97                           | 163                          |
| Kabui                        | -                            | -                            | 2                            | -                            |
| Kacha Naga                   | -                            | -                            | -                            | 1                            |
| Koireng                      | 1                            | -                            | -                            | 2                            |
| Kom                          | 5                            | 12                           | -                            | 27                           |
| Lamgang                      | 3                            | -                            | -                            | -                            |
| Mao                          | 3                            | -                            | -                            | 3                            |
| Maring                       | 5                            | 27                           | -                            | -                            |
| Any Mizo (Lushai) Tribes     | 408                          | 284                          | 569                          | 423                          |
| Moyon                        | 11                           | -                            | -                            | -                            |
| Paite                        | 372                          | 152                          | 117                          | 62                           |
| Purum                        | 1                            | -                            | -                            | -                            |
| Simte                        | 37                           | -                            | 50                           | 4                            |
| Suhte                        | 4                            | -                            | -                            | 1                            |
| Tangkhul                     | 25                           | 112                          | 3                            | 11                           |
| Thadou                       | 923                          | 692                          | 4333                         | 6668                         |
| Vaiphei                      | 141                          | 219                          | 1053                         | 836                          |
| Zou                          | 27                           | 198                          | 423                          | 650                          |
| Any Kuki tribes              | -                            | 584+                         | -                            | 92                           |
| Unclassified Tribes          | 2                            | 152                          | 86                           | -                            |
| Others                       | -                            | 92                           | -                            | 1                            |
| Total                        | 2355                         | 2829                         | 7171                         | 9475                         |
| Note: *As per Mother Tongue. | Note: *As per Mother Tongue. | Note: *As per Mother Tongue. | Note: *As per Mother Tongue. | Note: *As per Mother Tongue. |
| + Kuki                       | + Kuki                       | + Kuki                       | + Kuki                       | + Kuki                       |

POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE IN MOREH STC, 2001

| Mother Tongue                               | Total Population   | Total Population   | Total Population   |
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|                                             | Persons            | Males              | Females            |
| Assamese                                    | 3                  | 2                  | 1                  |
| Bengali                                     | 244                | 133                | 111                |
| Gujarati                                    | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Hindi                                       | 929                | 555                | 374                |
| Maithili                                    | 6                  | 4                  | 2                  |
| Malayalam                                   | 17                 | 9                  | 8                  |
| Manipuri (speaks by Meiteis& MeiteiPangals) | 3874               | 1976               | 1898               |
| Nepali                                      | 466                | 234                | 232                |
| Oriya                                       | 66                 | 41                 | 25                 |
| Punjabi                                     | 125                | 61                 | 64                 |
| Santali                                     | 2                  | 1                  | 1                  |
| Sindhi                                      | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Tamil                                       | 1786               | 952                | 834                |
| Telugu                                      | 86                 | 50                 | 36                 |
| English                                     | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Gangte                                      | 421                | 193                | 228                |
| Hmar                                        | 128                | 61                 | 67                 |
| Kom                                         | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| Kuki                                        | 68                 | 28                 | 40                 |
| Lushai/ Mizo                                | 408                | 199                | 209                |
| Paite                                       | 59                 | 28                 | 31                 |
| Simte                                       | 12                 | 5                  | 7                  |
| Tangkhul                                    | 82                 | 40                 | 42                 |
| Thado                                       | 4810               | 2353               | 2457               |
| Tripuri                                     | 2                  | 2                  | 0                  |
| Vaiphei                                     | 870                | 456                | 414                |
| Zou                                         | 459                | 213                | 246                |
| Others                                      | 35                 | 18                 | 17                 |
| Total                                       | 14962              | 7617               | 7345               |

## POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE IN MOREH STC, 2011

| Mother Tongue                                | Total Population   | Total Population   | Total Population   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|                                              | Persons            | Males              | Females            |
| Assamese                                     | 66                 | 60                 | 6                  |
| Bengali                                      | 170                | 109                | 61                 |
| Bodo                                         | 5                  | 5                  | 0                  |
| Dogri                                        | 7                  | 7                  | 0                  |
| Gujarati                                     | 5                  | 5                  | 0                  |
| Hindi                                        | 1132               | 787                | 345                |
| Kanada                                       | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Kashmiri                                     | 2                  | 2                  | 0                  |
| Konkani                                      | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Maithili                                     | 3                  | 3                  | 0                  |
| Malayalam                                    | 27                 | 26                 | 1                  |
| Manipuri (Speaks by Meiteis &Meitei Pangals) | 4237               | 2092               | 2145               |
| Marathi                                      | 9                  | 9                  | 0                  |
| Nepali                                       | 371                | 241                | 130                |
| Odia                                         | 66                 | 40                 | 26                 |
| Punjabi                                      | 68                 | 41                 | 27                 |
| Tamil                                        | 885                | 457                | 428                |
| Telugu                                       | 91                 | 44                 | 47                 |
| Urdu                                         | 14                 | 8                  | 6                  |
| Anal                                         | 4                  | 3                  | 1                  |
| Ao                                           | 2                  | 2                  | 0                  |
| Chakru/Chokri                                | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Dimasa                                       | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Gangte                                       | 288                | 150                | 138                |
| Garo                                         | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Hmar                                         | 164                | 69                 | 95                 |
| Kabui                                        | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Kom                                          | 16                 | 6                  | 10                 |
| Konyak                                       | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Kuki                                         | 452                | 235                | 217                |
| Lotha                                        | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Lusahi/Mizo                                  | 447                | 214                | 233                |
| Mao                                          | 7                  | 5                  | 2                  |
| Maram                                        | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Maring                                       | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Monpa                                        | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Munda                                        | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| Paite                                        | 62                 | 28                 | 34                 |
| Phom                                         | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Tangkhul                                     | 30                 | 19                 | 11                 |
| Tangsa                                       | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| Thado                                        | 7061               | 3441               | 3620               |

| Tripuri    |     1 |    1 |    0 |
|------------|-------|------|------|
| Vaiphei    |   435 |  213 |  222 |
| Wangcho    |     3 |    3 |    0 |
| Yimchungre |     9 |    3 |    6 |
| Zou        |   648 |  306 |  342 |
| Others     |    46 |   23 |   23 |
| Total      | 16847 | 8670 | 8177 |

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