Pushing Ukhrul Explained

Pushing
Other Name:Chingshou
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:25.0533°N 94.4831°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ukhrul
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:904
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tangkhul (Pushing 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 Imphal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:79.58%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Phungyar

Pushing is a village located south east of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 32 kilometers from Ukhrul and is partially connected by National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami and Kamjong-Imphal state highway. The village is flanked by Mapum in the north, Gamnom in the south, Ronshak in the east and Khangkhui in the west. Locally, the inhabitants speak Pushing tui which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population

According to 2011 census,[1] Pushing has 151 households with the total of 904 people of which 461 are male and 443 are female. Of the total population, 160 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 961 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 81.32% which is higher than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 87.93% while female literacy rate was 74.38%.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pushing population. Census 2011. 2015-10-11 .