Demographics

Population
Manipur has a population of 2,855,794 as per 2011 census.Of this total, 58.9% live in the valley and the remaining 41.1% in the hilly regions. The hills are inhabited mainly by the Kuki, and Naga, and smaller tribal communities and the valley plains mainly by the Meiteis, Manipuri Brahmins Bamons and Pangal Manipuri Muslims. Bishnupriya Manipuri, Naga and Kuki settlements are also found in the valley region, though less in numbers.

The distribution of area, population and density, and literacy rate as per the 2001 Census provisional figures are as below

The Meitei synonymous to Manipuri constitute the majority of the state's population. In 1901, the Meitei were recorded as the main ethnicity of Manipur.

Kukis and Nagas are the major tribe conglomerates. The Nagas in Manipur are further sub-divided into sub-tribes: Tangkhul, Maram, Poumai, Angami, Chakhesang, Liangmai, Rongmei, Zeme, and Mao.

Languages
Languages of Manipur in 2011

  Meitei (52.24%)
  Kuki (9.05%)
  Shepoumaramth (8.84%)
  Naga (6.25%)
  Zeliangrong (5.95%)
  Kom-Hmar (4.21%)
  Zomi (3.62%)
  Pakan (2.19%)
  Others (7.65%)
The official languages are Meitei language and English.

The term Meitei includes Sanamahis, Christians, Hindus and Manipuri Brahmins locally called "Meetei Bamons". The Meitei language or Manipuri is the lingua franca in Manipur and is one of the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Manipur has a diverse group of ethnic groups speaking different languages and dialects, practising Hinduism, Christianity, Sanamahism, Buddhism, Islam and other folk religions.

The languages spoken in Manipur are Meitei 1,266,098,Poula language Poumai Naga 127,381, Thadou-Kuki 244,255, Tangkhul 178,568, Kabui 103,908, Paite 55,542, Hmar 48,735, Vaiphei 42,957, Liangmai 66,158, Bengali 27,100, Hindi 24,720, Maring 26,424, Anal 23,509, Zou 24,294,Emeila Mao Naga 81,000, Kom 14,528, Gangte 17,178, Simte 6,728, and Mon Monsang+Moyon 7,000.

There are 35 languages spoken in Manipur.