Chiru people
Appearance
![]() Chiruwritten inManipuri script(Meitei script) | |
Total population | |
---|---|
8,599 approx,[1]Manipur | |
Languages | |
Chiru language(L1) Meitei language(L2)[2] | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Meitei people,Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, Hmars,Naga people |
Chirupeople is aZoethnic group[3]that mostly resides inManipurand some inAssam,India.They are listed as aScheduled Tribe,in accordance with TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesOrders (Amendment) Act, 1976Indian Constitution.[4] They useMeitei languageas theirsecond language(L2) according to theEthnologue.[5]
Population
[edit]According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chiru tribe in Manipur was 8,599.
References
[edit]- ^"Census of India 2011".MHA, Govt of India.
- ^"Meitei | Ethnologue".Ethnologue.Retrieved3 May2023.
- ^T.C.Hudson. 1911. The Naga Tribes of Manipur
- ^"1THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES)".Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2017.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"Meitei | Ethnologue".Ethnologue.Retrieved3 May2023.
External links
[edit]- Manipur: Population & DevelopmentArchived2020-10-01 at theWayback Machine