Khangkhui Explained

Khangkhui
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:25.0614°N 94.4139°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ukhrul
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1483
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tangkhul (Khangkhui 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 Kohima
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:91.09%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Ukhrul

Khangkhui is a Tangkhul Naga village in the North-eastern part of Ukhrul district of Manipur, India. The village is about 16 kilometer from Ukhrul District headquarters. The village is flanked by Choithar in the west, Nungshong in the south, Pushing in the east and Langdang and Shirui in the north.

It is well known for its ancient limestone cave locally called Khangkhui Mangsor. This pre-historic cave is one of the tourist attractions of Ukhrul district. The excavation carried out by Shri O. Kumar Singh (Superintendent of the State Archaeology Department of Manipur) at the Khangkhui Cave yielded evidence of habitation of Stone Age communities [1]

People and Place

Khangkhui village has two settlements, Khangkhui Khullen (Old settlement) and Khangkhui Phungdhar (New settlement). According to 2011 census,[2] [3] the two settlements have together have 289 households with the total population of 1483 persons. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the populace. Literacy rate of the village is 91.09%.

Notes and References

  1. TC Sharma (1985) "Studies in the Sources of Pre-History of Manipur and Nagaland" pp. 13-18 in SN Pandey (ed.) Sources of the History of Manipur, Imphal: Manipur University
  2. Web site: Khangkhui Phungcham population. Census 2011. 2015-09-20 .
  3. Web site: Khangkhui Phungdhar population. Census 2011. 2015-09-20 .