[7][8] The district headquarters is located in the Churachandpur town, which is also locally known by the name Lamka.

[9] The Churachandpur district first came into being as the South-West Area hill subdivision of Manipur in 1919.

[13] As per the 2011 census, the Churachandpur district covered an area of 4,520 square kilometres (1,750 sq mi) at the south-western part of the Manipur state.

Initially, it was a dispensary with few staffs and in the year 1968, it became a 50 bedded Civil Hospital which was inaugurated by Shri Baleswar Prasad, Chief Commissioner of Manipur on 8 June 1968.

[28] In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur one of the country's most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640).

[30] The location is north of Tropic of Cancer in northern hemisphere, it has summer season in March, April and May with warm, hot and sunny weather.

However, during the 2023 Manipur violence, Imphal Airport was considered dangerous for some, and so the alternative route out was a 380 km, 14-hour drive to Aizawl.

In accordance with this Act, the Autonomous (Hill) District Council is empowered to maintain and manage of property: movable and immovable, and institutions under their jurisdiction.