Kalhang Explained

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.

Total population

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%.

People and occupation

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalhang Population. Census 2011. 2015-09-10 .
  2. Web site: Pork Cuisine of Kalhang. Book:THE SEVEN SISTERS: KITCHEN TALES FROM THE NORTH EAST. 2015-09-10 .
  3. Web site: Excesses of Indian army. India Today. 2015-09-10 .