Hungpung Explained

Hungpung
Native Name:Thawaijao
Other Name:Hundung
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:25.0703°N 94.3514°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ukhrul
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:336
Population Rank:Highest
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tangkhul Hungpung 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 Sec1:86.64%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Ukhrul

Hungpung also called as Hundung is a village located south in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village falls under Ukhrul sub division. HAO (Animism) religion was strictly practiced in the kingdom of "KHAYAIWUNG" i,e Kingdom of Hungpung Haokok.

Hungpung is one of the largest villages in Ukhrul district.

Total population

According to 2011 census,[1] Hungpung has 2036 households with the total of 10785 people of which 5575 are male and 5010 are female. Of the total population, 1433 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 935 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 56.64% which is much lower than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 79.68% while female literacy rate was 83.41%.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe.

The majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is their main occupation, with the production of rice beer (fermented rice) and sand also serving as significant sources of livelihood. The village has a rich deposit of limestone and there used to be a cement factory, which now is non-functional.[2] Hungpung is famous for the yearly pre-harvest festival celebration, locally known as Dharreo wherein the neighboring villages and tourists participate in large number.[3] The village is one of the 44 villages in Ukhrul district that would be affected being a catchment area when the Mapithel Dam is finally completed.[4]

The MLA from Ukhrul constituency from 2012 to 2017 was Samuel Risom[5] who hails from Hungpung village.

Education

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hungpung population. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .
  2. Web site: Hungpung cement factory. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .
  3. Web site: Hungpung Dharreo. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .
  4. Web site: Mapithel Dam Catchment areas. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .
  5. Web site: MLA Samuel Risom from Hungpung. My Neta. 2015-10-11 .