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Abstract: Urbanization and its consequences are the global phenomena and by the turn of the century, almost half of the world population is expected to live in urban centers. The objectives of this paper are to know the spatial pattern and trend of the distribution of the urban population within the district in corporation of urban growth rate, sex ratio, dependency ratio, literacy rate, educational level and problems and prospects of urban growth. This paper is based on data collected from district census records of Manipur and field visits with keen observation of spatial distribution of urban centres in the district. These expansions of urban centers in the state has aggravated based on socio-economic conditions, improved infrastructure, rural-urban migration, sprung up market centers, advancement of transport and communication. The district is rich in agriculture-based industries that attracted large number of rural population and has high possibility of increasing business centers as the Indo-Myanmar Road (Asian Highway No-1) run through the district.