MANIPUR

Manipur is located in the north eastern part of India and shares its border with Myanmar. The state has an area of 22,327 square kilometers and a population of 2.72 million people (Census of India 2011). Manipur is currently divided into 16 administrative districts. The literacy rate of the state is 76.94 percent, and sex ratio is 985 females for 1,000 males (Government of Manipur 2017).

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Manipur (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020),  that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Manipur.
• 2017: A our Policy Note to examine the trends in undernutrition in Manipur, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Manipur’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district  below.