Itham Explained

Itham
Native Name Lang:Itham tui
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:24.7406°N 94.3403°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kamjong
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:240
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 Imphal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:93.85%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Phungyar

Itham originally and locally called Nungha is a beautiful, under-populated Tangkhul village in Kamjong District, Manipur state, India.It was previously under Ukhrul District. The village falls under Kasom sub division. The village can be connected by National Highway 102A that connects Shangshak-Yairipok via Hongbei area of Chongdan village. Also it connects Imphal via Nongdam village . Itham share boundaries with Tangkhul Hundungvillage in the north, Bohoram village in the east and south and Nongdam village in the west. It is situated 16km away from kasom khullen sub-district headquater and 149 km away from Ukhrul headquater with the route passing through Lungphu village, Shingta village, Marou village, Shingkap village and Tangkhul Hundung. The village is well known for its fresh organic vegetable shops by the roadside with no shopkeeper. __TOC__

Total population

According to 2011 census,[1] Itham comprises 48 households with the total of 240 people. The average sex ratio of the village is 1087 female to 1000 male which is higher than Manipur state average of 985. Literacy rate of Itham is 93.85% with male literacy rate at 96.84% and female literacy rate at 91%.

People and occupation

Itham is a christian village. The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. The people are friendly. While agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants, the village has produced failrly good number of white collar job workers and educated youths. Locally, the inhabitants speak Itham dialect, yet the younger generation also commonly speak Tangkhul dialect.The village is known in the district for its reserve natural environment, flora and fauna and also for natural streams. It has large densely forested areas with rich population of wild animals and birds. Very commonly sighting are the wild-boars, variety of wild cats,porcupines, squirrels jungle fowl, wild chicken and variety of birds.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itham. Census 2011. 2019-11-11 .