Jiribam

Jiribam
—  city  —
Jiribam
Location of Jiribam
in Manipur and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Manipur
District(s) Imphal East
Population 6,426 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Jiribam is a city and a municipal council in Imphal East district in the Indian state of Manipur.

Contents

Geography

Jiribam is located at .[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Jiribam had a population of 6426. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Jiribam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Jiribam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Jiribam is on the alignment of a railway line proposed to connect with Myanmar.

Politics

Jiribam is part of Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Yahoo maps location of Jiribam". Yahoo maps. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=24.802549&lon=93.122963&zoom=15&q1=Jiribam. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Manipur. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2002/background/S14/Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
Municipalities of Manipur