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- ↑ Esha Roy (2016-12-06). "Simply put: Seven new districts that set Manipur ablaze". Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level, Manipur - District Imphal East - 2011". 2011 Census of India . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2023-01-06.