Thoubal District occupies the bigger portion of the eastern half of the Manipur Valley, and has an area of 514 sq km. It is bounded by
Imphal East and
Imphal West districts in the north,
Ukhrul and
Chandel districts in the east, Chandel and
Churachandpur districts in the south and
Bishnupur District in the west. The
Imphal and the Thoubal are the important rivers running through Thoubal District. The most important source of livelihood for the people is agriculture. Another major occupation is fishing.
Dol Jatra is the main festival of Thoubal.
Janmashtami,
Durga Puja, Ningol Chakouba and Manipuri New Year day are the other festivals. Important tourist places are Khongjom, Sugnu, Waithou, Kakching and Pallel.