Kalhang | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Nickname: | Kansang |
Pushpin Map: | India Manipur#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manipur, India |
Coordinates: | 25.2397°N 94.4525°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Subdivision Name2: | Ukhrul |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1181 |
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 (Kansang tu) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 41.61% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Outer Manipur |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chingai |
Kalhang is a village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is approximately 39 kilometers from Ukhrul. National Highway 150 Imphal-Kohima via Jessami passes through the village. Kalhang is one of the villages that used to make indigenous salt from natural salt springs and supply to other Tangkhul villages before the introduction of common salt. The village is flanked by Phungcham and Peh in the west, Khamasom in the east, Longpi in the south and Kuirei in the North. Locally inhabitants speak Kansang dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.
According to 2011 census,[1] Kalhang has 215 households with the total of 1,181 people of which 599 are male and 582 are female. Of the total population, 222 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of Kalhang village is 972 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 41.61%. Male literacy rate stands at 44.44% while female literacy rate was 38.69%.
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Kalhang is also famous for pork cuisine prepared mainly during Luira festival, seed sowing festival of the Tangkhuls.[2] The village has a history of bearing inhuman treatment under the Indian army during insurgency operations.[3]