Churachandpur
Churachandpur is a district in the State of Manipur in India. Its location is 23°55' to 24°30' North and 92°59' to 93°50' East.It has an area of 4570 sq km. According to the provisional data of 2001 census, the total population of the district is 2,23,866.
The district is divided into 5 Revenue Sub-divisions, namely Churachandpur, Singngat, Thanlon, Parbung(Tipaimukh) and Henglep. There are 6 Tribal Development Blocks. The Revenue sub-Divisions are contiguous with the Tribal Development Blocks except for Churachandpur Sub-Division where there are two Blocks namely Churachandpur and Samulamlan. The Sub-Divisional Officer also functions as the Block Development Officer.
History
The Statehood in 1972 saw Manipur divided into five districts, simply called CENTRAL, WEST, EAST, NORTH and SOUTH Districts. The Central District comprised of the whole of the Imphal Valley and Jiribam Sub-Division, which in the 1980s was further divided into the three valley districts of Imphal , Bishenupur and Thoubal.The East, West, North and South Districts later became the hill districts of Ukhrul, Tamenglong, Senapati and Churachandpur, respectively. A fifth hill district, Chandel, was carved out from the erstwhile East and South Districts.Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies55 Tipaimukh Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST), 56 Thanlon Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST), 57 Henglep Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST), 58 Churachandpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST), 59 Saikot Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST), 60 Singhat Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST)