Bishnupriya
Manipuris in Assam
There are a large number of
Bishnupriya Manipuri people settled in Assam ages ago,
particularly in the districts of Cachar,Karimganj and
Hailakandi. This people are counted as one of the major
group of people in Cachar and Karimganj districts.
Cachar district
i) NarsingpurPargona: T'he Bishnupriya Manipuri
village of the Narsingpur Pargona includes South
Bekirpar(Gudamghat or Panibhora) Rengti, Shantipur,
Bhatirgram, Khunou, T'uk Gossaipur, Ratanpur, Katakhal
(East), Katakhal (West), Narnita Nagar (South-East
Katakhal), Hingor Haour, Kala Haour, Rakhaltdla,
Dulalgram and Malugram.
ii)MeherpurPargona: East Singari, West Singari,
Bhagatpur, Chandrapur, Rengti, Bhagadahar, Nuwalam,
Kalinjar, Mungor Dharam, Pithir Dharam, Chengcoorie and
Kabirgang etc.
iii)JatrapurPargona: Srikona, Machughat or Ng@ongang,
Dutpatil or Durpatuli, Machiinpur, Aat Dabol, Rajnagar
and Bhagorangon.
iv) Silchar city: Silchar, the district head
quarter of Cachar, Assam witnessed Bishnupriya Manipuri
bases at Bishnupur, Vivekananda Road, Jalupara, Police
Lane, Reserve, Itkhola, Malugram, Tikorbasti,
Ranghirkhari, Ghunghur and other parts of the city.
Duwarbond has its Bishnupriya Manipuri people there.
v) Bikrampur Pargona: Bikrainpur, Lakshmipur
Sydpur, Kalain, Baropuwa or Bhubaneshwar Nagar, Bihara:
Tengaragang, Burunga, Longhor, Bilorgang, Mohanpur,
Sayaran and Dutpur .
Hailakandi district
In Hailakandi district, the population has a root at
Hailakandi town, Sunapur, Khunou, Kshumel collectively
known as Japirbond. Katakhal (Railway Jgn.), Nandirgang,
Andurgang, a part of Chengcoorie and Chungduwar are
included in the Hailakandi district.
Karimganj district
Karimganj district of Assam has much more Bishnupriya
Manipuri villages than that of Cachar and Hailakandi.
The thickly populated laociities of the district are
Garerbond, Ardpur, Kukitilla, ali, Fechuakandi,
Andhurgang, Amurkhal, Dhalibil, Panchd Pechala, Tingari,
Betubari, Dullabchera , UHasnagar, Khiluwa, Fbon,
Aringtilla, B askaltitta, Chamtilla, East Krishnapur,
West Krishnapur, Gergoang, Rupa, Fetipat, Butuchera and
Bidyanagar at the Dullabcher zone of the district.
Pratapgarh zone of the
district has its Bishnupriya Manipuri populated villages
of Patherkandi, Rajargang, Kachubari, Unam, Betarbon,
Jrala, Katabari, Lakshmi Mamila, Bitorgol, Kanai,
Nuwagang, Bazarichara, Hatikhira, Bilbari, Khalibari,
SataraLokei, Burunga, Luwarpuwa, Shiborkhol or Shiborgol,
Betubari, Kehurgang, Rengti, Katabari, Seipargang, Soura
Lokei, Mambari, Pa@gang, Nalugang, Nalibari, Hingari,
Paruwagang, Tinokhal, Kehurgang, Barkaligang, Narayanpur
and Kholapar etc. Karimganj town, the district
headquarter, had also a small Bishnupriya Manipuris
population. Pipala, Rangamati,. Damchera, Uzan, Bali
Pipala, Ishabeel and Nurkha falls under Rangamati
sub-area.
Guwahti, the State capital of Assam, it has a number of
Bishnupriya Manipuri population much more then the
Meiteis. They are residing at Maligaon, Sudarshanpur,
Tetelia, Hengrabari, Kahilipara, Chailha Nagar, Bamuni
Maidan, Beltola, Mmapara, Rehabari, Birbari, Dakshmin
Gaon, Kalapahar, Noonmati, Narengi, Basistha, Tarun
nagar, Shaktigarh, Rupnagar, Azara, Pandu, Mathuranagar,
Motoria, Choymal, Rajgarh road, Christianbasti,
Ganeshguri, Jatia, Nayanpur, South Sharamya, West
Sharaniya, Katilakuchi, Bakrapara and other places.
Halfong town and its adjacent places of N.C.Hills
district of Assam has a considerable Bishnupriya
Manipuri population there. In Nowgaon district a place
named Laupam and in Suntipur district a village called
Majbat (Chatribari) has also a small Bishnupriya
Manipuri population there.
Total Population: 3,00,000
Literacy rate: 90%
