Awang Kasom Explained

Awang Kasom
Native Name Lang:Awang Kasom Tui
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:25.2839°N 94.47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chingai
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:687
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tangkhul Awang Kasom
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:795142
Registration Plate:MN
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ukhrul Kohima
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:89.11%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Chingai

Awang Kasom is a village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village falls under Chingai sub division. National Highway 150 that connect Imphal-Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami passes through the village. Awang Kasom is about 50 kilometers from Ukhrul; and is flanked by kuirei in the south, Peh in the west, Chingai in the north and poi in the east. Locally, the inhabitants speak Awang Kasom dialect that belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population

According to 2011 census,[1] Awang Kasom has 122 households with the total of 687 people of which 399 are male and 288 are female. Of the total population, 72 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 722 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 89.11% which is higher than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 94.18% while female literacy rate was 81.89%.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. In January, 2009, an Assam Rifle jawan shot dead a Junior Commission Officer and injured other five at Awang Kasom camp.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awang Kasom population. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .
  2. Web site: JCO Shot at Awang Kasom . E-pao . 2015-10-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226062151/http://www.geo.tv/1-22-2009/33294.htm . 2015-12-26 .