Important Points about Manipur

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Most of you are appearing for exams like SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, SSC MTS, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO, IPPB Sc. I, LIC AAO, etc. and you understand how important General Awareness section is. To do well in GA section, knowledge of states in India is vitally important. For state govt. exams, it becomes all the more important to know that state well. Our latest GK Notes series – ‘Know your States’, will help you learn major facts, global importance, and culture of every state. This article will help you learn everything about Manipur in one glance. It covers all about history, economy, geographical significance, flora & fauna, important sites, tourist attractions, etc. about Manipur. You can also download this article as PDF to keep it handy.


Important Points about Manipur 

Manipur
CapitalImphal West
Districts16
Formed On21 January 1972
The Manipur Constitution
Act of 1947
established a democratic
form of government,  with the
Maharaja as the
Executive Head. Faced
with Burma’s ambitions
to take over the state,
in 1949,
Maharaja Bodhchandra went
to Shillong, where he
signed the
instrument of accession
to merge the kingdom
into India instead.
Thereafter the legislative
assembly was dissolved,
and Manipur became
part of the Republic
of India in
October 1949.
It was made a Union
Territory in 1956 and a
fully-fledged State in 1972.
Official
Language		Meitei (Manipuri)
Known
as/for		The ‘Switzerland of India’ –
Lord Irwin
Jewel of India – Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
Physical
Characteristics		About 90% of the land are
mountainous.
Physiographically,
Manipur may be
characterized
in two distinct
physical regions – an outlying
area of rugged hills
and narrow valleys and the
inner area represents
the features of  flat
plain topography with
all associated landforms.
Natural
Vegetation		 (1) Tropical Semi-ever Green
(2) Dry Temperate Forest
(3) Sub-Tropical Pine
(4) Tropical Moist Deciduous
Major
Rivers		The Barak river,
the biggest river
in the state, rises
in the Manipur Hills
and flows
through Mizoram State and
into Assam, ending just
after it enters
Bangladesh where
the Surma and Kushiyara
rivers begin.
The Manipur river
originates in the Loktak
Lake – the biggest freshwater
lake in the NorthEast – and
flows southward through
the valley into Myanmar,
where it joins
the Myittha River.
The Imphal river originates
in Senapati
District at the hills of
Karong and flows
into Myanmar.
Major Regional
Festivals		 Lai Haraoba, Ningol Chakouba,
Cheiraoba, Chumpha, Gang
Ngai, Heikru Hitongba, Kut
Major Art
Forms		Dance – Ras Lila, Pung Cholom,
Maibi, Khamba Khamba Thoibi,
Nupa Cholom or Kartal
Cholom (Cymbal dance)
Music – Kullong Ishei, Lai
Haraoba Ishei, Pena Ishei, Thoubal
Chongba,
Nat Sangkritan, Nupi
Pala, RasLila, Khubak Ishei
IndustryHandlooms, Sericulture, soap
making, carpentry,
tanning, bamboo and
sugarcane products
MineralsChromite, limestone, serpentinites
(green marble), hydrocarbon
Agriculture Paddy, wheat, maize, pulses,
oilseeds such as
mustard, groundnut,
soybeans, sunflower,
ginger, turmeric, and
fruits like pineapple,
lime/lemon, banana, orange,
papaya, plum, and vegetables
like cauliflower, cabbage,
tomato, peas, carrot, pumpkin
Geographical
Indications		Shaphee Lanphee, Wangkhei
Phee, Moirang Phee
(All are textiles)
Kachai lemon
State AnimalSangai
State Bird Nongyeen
State Flower Siroi Lily
State Tree Uningthou
World Heritage
Sites		 —
Ramsar
Sites		Loktak Lake – known for
its circular floating
swamps called phumdis,
making it the only
floating National Park in
the world. Phumdis,
resembling miniature islands,
refers to a collection of
the heterogeneous mass of
vegetation, soil, and organic
matter at various
stages of decomposition.
Biodiversity
Hotspots		 Indo-Burma
(Purvanchal Hills)
Bird
Sanctuaries		 —
National
Parks		 Keibul Lamjao National
Park situated on
the southern shore of the
Loktak Lake.
The park was initially declared
as a Sanctuary
in 1966, to preserve the natural
refuge of the
endangered Brow-antlered
Deer – Sangai
(Rucervus eldi eldi).
Biosphere
Reserve		 —
Wildlife
Sanctuaries		Khongjaingamba Ching WLS,
Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS
Tiger Reserve —
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