Kamjong | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Manipur#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manipur, India |
Coordinates: | 24.8656°N 94.5106°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kamjong district |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 729 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Language(s) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[1] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Tangkhul and Thadou |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 795145 |
Registration Plate: | MN |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 71.96% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Outer Manipur |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Phungyar |
Kamjong (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/), is the headquarters of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked by Langli in the north, Bungpa in the south, the Phange in the east and Dangthi in the west.
According to 2011 census, Kamjong has 121 households with the total of 729 people.[2] The population consists of Tangkhul Naga tribe and Thadou people. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Due to the porous international border with Myanmar Kamjong area most often is in the news for militancy activities.[3] Kamjong area is also well known in the district for the poor transport system due to bad road condition and the inhabitants suffer most during the rainy season because of frequent landslides.[4]