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== Demographics ==
The population of the Churachandpur Town is approximately 120,000 people.<ref name="Guite"/> The majority of the population consists of [[Kuki-Zo people]], with the dominant segment being the [[Paite people|Paite]] tribe. The [[Paite language]] is considered the ''lingua franca'' of the town.{{sfnp|Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur|2018|p=334}}
The town also contains 18 villages (neighbourhoods) with [[Meitei people|Meitei]] populations, totalling approximately 8,350 people. Almost all the Meitei were internally displaced during the [[2023–2024 Manipur violence]].<ref>
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