Halang | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Nickname: | Huining |
Pushpin Map: | India Manipur#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manipur, India |
Coordinates: | 25.1739°N 94.3711°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Subdivision Name2: | Ukhrul |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
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 |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tangkhul (Halang tui) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 88.10% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Outer Manipur |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chingai |
Halang also misnomerly called Huining in Meteilon(Manipuris), is a village located north-west of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. Halang is approximately 10 kilometers from Ukhrul. The village is flanked by Phungcham in the north, Lunghar in the east, Talui in the west and Kasomwo in the south. Locally inhabitants speak Halang dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The village is divided into five colonies: Atotang, Alungtang, Awungtang, Masorimtang, and Phungreitang.
According to 2012 census,[1] Halang has 688 households with the total of 2,878 people of which 1,431 are male and 1,447 are female. Of the total population, 466 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of Halang village is 1011 female to 1000 male which is higher than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 88.10%. Male literacy rate stands at 90.50% while female literacy rate was 85.69%.
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. The village is well known in the district for its scenic beauty. The village was recently in the news because of widespread pine tree disease that also hit the vast reserved tree plantation area of the village.[2]