Total population | |
---|---|
8,599 approx, [1] Manipur | |
Languages | |
Chiru language (
L1) Meitei language ( L2) [2] | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Meitei people, Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, Hmars, Naga people |
Chiru people is a Zo ethnic group [3] 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. [4] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. [5]
According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chiru tribe in Manipur was 8,599.