Chatric Explained

Chatric
Other Name:Chatrik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:24.9564°N 94.6194°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ukhrul
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:854
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tangkhul (Chatric tui)
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 Imphal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:76.94%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Phungyar

Chatric, also known as Siyang, is a village located southeast of Kamjong in Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 40 kilometers from Kamjong and is partially connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong state highway. The village is flanked by Chamu in the north, Chahong village in the south, the Chindwin river (Myanmar) in the east and Chahong in the west.

Chatric is an Indian border village with Myanmar. Locally, the inhabitants speak Chatric tui which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The village is divided into two major parts with separate settlements; Chatric Khullen and Chatric Khunou.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,[1] Chatric has 142 households with the total of 854 people of which 445 are male and 405 are female. Of the total population, 117 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 919 female to 1000 male, lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 74.22% which is lower than the state average 76.94%. The male literacy rate stands at 80.72% while the female literacy rate was 66.95%.

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. All of the inhabitants are Christians.

People and economy

Agriculture is the primary industry in Chatric. The village has a large span of natural forest stretching till the international border with Myanmar. The village is also well known in the district for the supply of freshwater fish abundantly made available in the local market.[2]

Notable places

The village is also famous for Sivathei (King Chilli). It is learnt that Sivathei, which has unique taste from other varieties of chilli, is originated from Chatric.

The villagers depends mostly on forest resources.

Being a remote village, the inhabitants are deprived of good transportation system. The inter village road constructed under PMGSY most often fails to meet the transportation requirements.[3] The villagers also has to depend on solar lamps and traditional light source due to poor electricity connectivity.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chatric population. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .
  2. Web site: Chatric fish. Nagaland post. 2015-10-11 .
  3. Web site: Inter village road to Chatric. e-pao. 2015-10-11 .
  4. Web site: Importance of Solar lamps for Chatric. e-pao. 2015-10-11 .