Editing Imphal (section)

== Demographics ==
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| label2 = [[Sanamahism]]
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At the time of the 2011 census, Imphal Municipal Council had a population of 277,196, of which 135,059 were males and 142,137 females. Imphal had a sex ratio of 1052 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 90.8%: 95.1% for males and 86.77% for females. 29,216 (10.54%) were under 6 years of age, 14,997 being males and 14,219 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 1,274 (0.46%) and 29,778 (10.74%) of the population respectively.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Imphal West |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/850/download/36268/DH_2011_1406_PART_A_DCHB_IMPHAL_WEST.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209085722/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/850/download/36268/DH_2011_1406_PART_A_DCHB_IMPHAL_WEST.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Imphal East |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/848/download/36260/DH_2011_1407_PART_A_DCHB_IMPHAL_EAST.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209082718/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/848/download/36260/DH_2011_1407_PART_A_DCHB_IMPHAL_EAST.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hinduism is the majority religion in Imphal. Sanamahi followers are the second-largest group, and Imphal in particular contains a famous [[Pakhangba Temple, Kangla|Pakhangba temple]] in [[Kangla fort|Kangla Fort]]. Christianity is the third-largest religion, practised mainly by the hill tribes in Imphal. Islam is a minority religion practised by the [[Meitei Pangals|Pangals]], while Buddhism is practised by the Gorkhas and Jainism by migrants from the mainland.

At the time of the 2011 census, 82.80% of the population spoke [[Meitei language|Manipuri]], 3.65% [[Rongmei language|Kabui]], 2.20% [[Hindi]], 1.39% [[Thadou language|Thadou]], 1.31% [[Tangkhul language|Tangkhul]], 1.18% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 1.11% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 1.10% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and 1.00% [[Kuki-Chin languages|Kuki]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Manipur (Urban) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10240/download/13352/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1400.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209082752/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10240/download/13352/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1400.XLSX |url-status=live }}</ref>