Shingkap Explained

Shingkap
Nickname:Shingkap
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:24.8636°N 94.2475°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ukhrul
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:723
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tangkhul (Shingkap 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 Sec1:81.06%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Outer Manipur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Phungyar

Shingkap is a village located south of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 35 kilometers from Ukhrul via National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami. Shingkap is flanked by Lungpha in the north, Riha in the west, Tangkhul Hundung in the south and Alang in the east. Locally, the inhabitants speak Shingkap tui which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population

According to 2011 census,[1] Shingkap has 119 households with the total of 723 people of which 358 are male and 365 are female. Of the total population, 79 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 1020 female to 1000 male which is higher than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 81.06% which is higher than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 84.95% while female literacy rate was 77.23%.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. All of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Shingkap is one of the 44 villages considered likely to be affected as a catchment area when the Mapithel multi purpose project is finally functional.[2] Professor Yaruingam Awungshi, a sociologist specialized on African religion hails from this village.[3] In 2013, Jonathan Kashung, a well known social worker among the Tangkhuls from Shingkap was kidnapped and murdered by the NSCN for some undisclosed reason.[4] The same year, the village was in news for a devastating heavy rainfall that have a heavy impact on cultivation.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shingkap population. Census India. 2015-10-09 .
  2. Web site: Affected villages. E-Pao. 2015-09-20 .
  3. Web site: Prof from Shingkap. E-Pao. 2015-10-09 .
  4. Web site: Murder of Jonathan Kashung. E-Pao. 2015-10-09 .
  5. Web site: Devastating rain of Shingkap. E-Pao. 2015-10-09 .