Khangkhui

Khangkhui
Village
Khangkhui

Location in Manipur, India

Coordinates: 25°03′41″N 94°24′50″E / 25.06139°N 94.41389°E / 25.06139; 94.41389Coordinates: 25°03′41″N 94°24′50″E / 25.06139°N 94.41389°E / 25.06139; 94.41389
Country  India
State Manipur
District Ukhrul
Population
  Total 1,483
Languages
  Official Tangkhul (Khangkhui tui)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 795142
Nearest city Ukhrul Kohima
Literacy 91.09%
Lok Sabha constituency Outer Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency 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%.

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. "Khangkhui Phungcham population". Census 2011. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. "Khangkhui phungdhar population". Census 2011. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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