Imphal East District came into existence on 18-06-1997 with its head quarters at Porompat occupying the eastern part of Imphal District. The District is situated in two separate valleys of the state namely Central Valley and Jiribam Valley. The total area of District is 469.44 sq. km. approximately. The District is situated at an altitude 790 metres above the M.S. Level. The population of District is 3,30,460 according to 1991 census. The rural population is 2,54,644 (77.06%) whereas the urban population of the district is 75,816 (22.94%). Literacy in the District is 68.05% as per 1991 census. As per 1991 census, male population is 1,68,125 whereas female population of the district is 1,62,335. The population of the Scheduled Castes in the district is 13,153 which is 3.98% of the total population of the district. The population of Scheduled Tribes in the district is 19,191 which is 5.81% of the total population.

Climate

The climate of the District is salubrious and Monsoon is tropical. The minimum temperature goes down to 0.6 degree celsius in winter and 41 degree celsius in summer.

How to reach

It has no rail network and hence communication is entirely dependent on roads except Jiribam Sub-Division bordering Cachar District of Assam where there is a railhead. The District is connected with N.H. 39, N.H. 53 and N.H. 150.

Flora And Fauna

The district has a rich and varied vegetation. The climatic conditions are suitable for a wide range of flowering and non-flowering trees and shrubs, Bamboos, Pepals and Kaubila are a common sight everywhere in the valley. Eucalyptus, Amla, Parkia roxburgil (Tree bean) (Yongchak), Arundo donax (Yendhou) etc, are also very common. The hills are the homes of many valuable trees. A wide variety of medicinal plants are grown wild both in the hills and the plains. Carica papaya (Papaya), Citrus grandia (Pamelo), Mangifera indica (Mango), Prunus domestics (plum), Prumus persica (peach) Pyrus selerotine (pear), Psidium guavaya (guava), Famarindus indica (Tamarind) etc. are some of the important fruit bearing trees. A large variety of birds are also found in the district. Sparrow, swallow, owl, myna, pigeon, nightingale, king fisher, wood pecker, heron, kite etc are the common birds found in the district. The lakes and the marshy lands of the valley are the favourite habitat of a variety of rare migratory birds such as duck, geese, snipe etc, arriving particularly in winter months from places as far as Siberia. The gradual decrease in the size of the habitats and the over-hunting and the netting have greatly reduced the number of such rare migratory birds visiting the district in recent years.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the district. In the district there are 27,000 and 4,100 hectares of land for H.Y.V. (high yield variety) and improved local paddy field respectively. There are land of 450 hectares for maize, 60 hectares for wheat and 350 hectares for potato in the district. The main food crops are paddy, potato and vegetables. Among the cash crops are sugar cane, maize, pulse, oil seed and other vegetables etc. The total number of workers engaged in agriculture in the district was 42,473 as per 1991 census of which 28,661 were male and 13,812 were female. Spices like chilli, onion, ginger, turmeric and coriander of very good quality are grown in the district.

Horticulture

Horticulture products have been acquiring popularity with the people in the district. Fruits like pineapple, banana, lemon and papaya grow well in the district. Pineapple grows in plenty at the slope of Ngariyan Hill. There is considerable scope for increasing the area under different horticulture crops. The soil and climate favour for mass plantation of horticulture products in the district.

Poultry & Livestock

In the district, there are one dairy farm and veterinary training center. There are also 5 veterinary Hospitals and 19 Veterinary Dispensaries in the district along with 3 nos. of Aids centers. The following is the population of livestock as per survey report of 1997 census.

Administrative Set up
There are four Revenue Sub-Divisions in the district namely:

Porompat Sub-Division
Sawombung Sub-Division
Keirao Bitra Sub-Division
Jiribam Sub-Division.

The total number of SDC Revenue Circles in the district is 9 (nine). There are 237 Revenue villages in the district. The total number of urban local bodies is 4 (four) comprising of 2 (two) Municipalities and 2 (two) Nagar Panchayats. The 2 Municipalities are Imphal Municipal Council and Jiribam Municipal Council whereas the 2 (two) Nagar Panchayats are Andro Nagar Panchayat and Lamlai Nagar Panchayat. There are 3 (three) C.D. Blocks in the district namely :- (1) Imphal East-I C.D. Block, Sawombung; (2) Imphal East-II C.D. Block, Keirao Bitra and (3) Jiribam C.D. Block. There are altogether 56 Gram Panchayats in the District. There is Zilla Parishad in the district comprising of 19 Zilla Parishad members. However, there is no Panchayat Samiti in the district as well as in the other districts of the State.

Certificates / Awards :

1) Certificates of honour in 1975 for her outstanding contribution and achievement in the craft.

2) First prize in Design Competition in 22nd All India Handloom week in 1976.

3) State Award in the Competition for State Award to Master Craftsmen for the year 1979-80 by the Govt. of Manipur.

4) First prize in Design Competition held on 15-12-90 at Imphal for Artistic Textiles.

5) National Certificate of Merit in 1990,by the Government of India.

6) Certificate of participation in the craft design competition at Guwahati 1997