Langdang | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Manipur#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manipur, India |
Coordinates: | 25.1122°N 94.4025°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ukhrul |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1135 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tangkhul (Langdang 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: | 81.45% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Outer Manipur |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Ukhrul |
Langdang is a village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is 13 kilometers from Ukhrul. National Highway 150 Imphal-Kohima via Jessami passes through the village. The village is divided into two major parts, Langdang Khullen and Langdang Phungthar; however, both the parts are under one chief. The village is famous for largescale plum cultivation. The village is flanked by Mapum in the east, Shirui in the north, Ukhrul in the west and Choithar in the south.
According to 2011 census,[1] Langdang as a whole has 207 households with the total of 1135 people of which 596 are male and 539 are female. Of the total population, 127 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 904 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 81.45%. Male literacy rate stands at 84.91% while female literacy rate was 77.62%.
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. The village is one of the beneficiaries under NERCOMP-IFAD and recently a new CFC hall was inaugurated under the patronage of IFAD.[2] The village was also in news recently for the spread of a mysterious pine tree disease[3] that affected large area of the village forest and also flooding of paddy fields due to incessant rain.[4]