State of India
Manipur
मणिपुरManipur is a state of India. It covers about 21,700 km² (8,370 mi²), the 25th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Djibouti. About 2.9 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
50 km
- Djibouti
- Manipur
Facts
| Area, measured | 21,700 km²8,370 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 22,300 km²Wikidata · 2.9% above our measure |
| Share of India | 0.7%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 25th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 132 people per km² |
| Capital | Imphal |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 26°N |
| Type | StateIN-MN |
What the numbers say about Manipur
- Manipur covers 0.7% of the area of India and ranks 25th of 36 by both area and population.
- It would take 145 states and union territories the size of Manipur to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 15.8× the size of Manipur; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 0.2% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Mizoram (21,200 km², 1.02×) and Meghalaya (23,100 km², 1.07×).
- Counted as a country, Manipur would be larger than 87 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 153rd by area, between Djibouti (21,800 km²) and El Salvador (20,500 km²).
- With 2.9 million people it would rank 139th of 238 by population.
- Manipur has 132 people per km², about the density of Thailand, which has 129 per km².
- That makes Manipur the 28th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 33% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Manipur lies at 25°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Manipur stretches about 205 km north to south and 175 km east to west.
- Our measured 21,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaBeijing1.33× · 16,300 km²PeopleTibet78% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaMassachusetts1.02× · 21,200 km²PeopleKansas0.97× · 2.9 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaHesse1.03× · 21,000 km²PeopleSchleswig-Holstein0.97× · 3.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaBrittany79% · 27,300 km²PeopleBourgogne-Franche-Comté1.02× · 2.8 million (2022)
- ItalyAreaEmilia-Romagna0.96× · 22,500 km²PeopleTuscany77% · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreaValencian Community0.93× · 23,300 km²PeopleGalicia1.06× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreaIwate1.40× · 15,500 km²PeopleIbaraki1.00× · 2.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaSergipe1.00× · 21,600 km²PeopleFederal District1.01× · 2.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleAlberta67% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleWestern Australia0.95× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaState of Mexico0.99× · 21,800 km²PeopleHidalgo1.00× · 2.9 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaNakhon Ratchasima1.04× · 20,800 km²PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.08× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Manipur sits in India
All 36 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Manipur
- Djibouti vs Manipur
- Belize vs Manipur
- Belgium vs Manipur
- Netherlands vs Manipur
- Lithuania vs Manipur
- Uruguay vs Manipur
- Manipur vs Slovenia
- Manipur vs Beijing
- Manipur vs Massachusetts
- Sonora vs Manipur
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté vs Manipur
- State of Mexico vs Manipur
- Manipur vs Sergipe
- Valencian Community vs Manipur
Share this outline
Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12