Pherzawl (anglicized: Perdʒo:l) is the headquarter of the Pherzawl District of Manipur, India. Pherzawl district was created by bifurcating Churachandpur district.[1][2][3]
Pherzawl | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Pherzawl | |
| Coordinates: 24°15′42″N 93°11′21″E / 24.26167°N 93.18917°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Pherzawl District |
| Founded by | Bulhmang Infimate, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Pherzawl Village Authority |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,100 |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Hmar is the official language of Pherzawl |
| Literacy rate | |
| • 2011 census | 85.75% |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795143 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | https://pherzawl.nic.in/ |
Pherzawl is also the Sub-Divisional headquarter of Pherzawl Sub-Division, one of the four sub-divisional blocks of the district.
People
editAccording to the 2011 census, Pherzawl town has population of 1558 of which 818 are males while 740 are females. Pherzawl village has higher literacy rate compared to Manipur. In 2011, literacy rate of Pherzawl village was 85.75% compared to 76.94% of Manipur. In Pherzawl town, Male literacy stands at 86.67% while female literacy rate was 84.74%.[4]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pherzawl". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Loiwal, Manogya (9 December 2016). "7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas". India Today. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Singh, RK Birendra (1965). Village Survey Monograph, 16-Pherzawl. Northeast India: Superintendent of Census Operations, Manipur. p. 1.
- ^ "Pherzawl Village Population - Tipaimukh - Churachandpur, Manipur".