About Jiribam

Jiribam is a city and a municipal council in Imphal East district in the Indian state of Manipur. Jiribam is located at 2448N 9307E / 24.80N 93.12E / 24.80; 93.12. As of 2001 India census, Jiribam had a population of 6426. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Jiribam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Jiribam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Jiribam has Manipur's first railway station. It is on the alignment of a railway line proposed to connect with Myanmar. Jiribam is part of Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency).