A GLIMPSE OF KUKI POPULATION IN INDIA -1921'

Dr. TS Haokip, President, WKZIC. The 15th Nov.2024.

Many groups and communities in Manipur (INDIA) out of ignorance and jealousy tagged the Kukis as immigrants in Manipur. To brief, according to the 1921 Census of India, the Kuki population in India was approximately 73,000.

Reference:

1. "Census of India, 1921" - Volume XIV, Assam, Part II, Tables (pages 140-141)

2. "Census of India, 1921" - Imperial Table No. 11, "Distribution of Population by Race or Tribe" (page 373)

Breakdown by province:

1. Assam: 44,857
2. Manipur State: 22,601
3. Bengal: 4,330
4. Kabaw Valley (now in Myanmar): 1,266 (included in the census as part of the Indian Empire)

Note: The 1921 census categorized the Kuki population under the broader "Kuki-Chin-Lushai" group.

Source:

- "Census of India, 1921" by J. T. Marten, Superintendent of Census Operations, India (1924)

- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers (IOR)

- National Archives of India (NAI)

Additional sources:

- "The Kukis of Manipur" by N. K. Zehol (1996)
- "A History of Manipur" by M. K. Puya (1996).
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