Chiru people
Chiru Zo people
"Chiru" written in Meitei script.jpg
Chiru written in Manipuri script (Meitei script)
Total population
8,599 approx,[1] Manipur
Languages
Chiru language
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Meitei people, Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, Hmars, Naga people

Chiru people is a Zo ethnic group[2] that mostly resides in Manipur and some in Assam, India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution.[3]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chiru tribe in Manipur was 8,599.

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2011". MHA, Govt of India.
  2. ^ T.C.Hudson. 1911. The Naga Tribes of Manipur
  3. ^ "1THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-31.