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Kamjong District
Kamjong District ( Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is a district in Manipur state, India created by splitting Ukhrul district. The district headquarters is located in Kamjong. Kamjong District is a newly created district on 8 December 2016 and shares a long international border with Myanmar. It is bounded by Myanmar in the east, Senapati in the West, Ukhrul in the North and Chandel in the South. The terrain of the district is hilly with varying heights of 913 m to 3114 m (MSL). The district headquarter is linked with state highway of 120 Km from Imphal. Demographics Kamjong district has a population of 45,616. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.05% and 96.56% of the population respectively. About People Kamjong district is mainly inhabited by the Tangkhul Nagas, comprising 89% of the total population with the Kukis comprising 4.59% of the district. Both Tangkhul nagas and Thadou-Kuki tribes comes under scheduled tribe, notified by the constitution of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Manipur
Manipur, a state in India, has sixteen administrative districts. Administration A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state. A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. On 9 December 2016, the government created 7 new districts, bringing the total number of districts to 16. Districts The sixteen districts of Manipur state are: Demographics Languages ° has many different dialects Subdivisions References {{Districts of India Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Manipur
Christianity is the second most followed religion in Manipur, a state in Northeast India, according to 2011 census data of India. Followers Protestants (mostly Baptist) outnumber Catholics in Manipur. A Manipur Baptist Convention exists. The Reformed Presbyterian Church North-East India Synod has its seat in Manipur. The Presbyterian Church in India and the Church of Christ are present in the state, too. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal has its seat in the state. The Manipur Section of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has about forty congregations. The All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) exists. Demography Trends Percentage of Christians in Manipur by decades Tribes Percentage of Christians in the Scheduled Tribes List of denominations Sources * Evangelical Congregational Church *United Pentecostal Church International * Kuki Baptist Convention * Kuki Christian Church * Manipur Baptist Convention *The Pentecostal Mission * Presbyterian Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamjong District
Kamjong District ( Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is a district in Manipur state, India created by splitting Ukhrul district. The district headquarters is located in Kamjong. Kamjong District is a newly created district on 8 December 2016 and shares a long international border with Myanmar. It is bounded by Myanmar in the east, Senapati in the West, Ukhrul in the North and Chandel in the South. The terrain of the district is hilly with varying heights of 913 m to 3114 m (MSL). The district headquarter is linked with state highway of 120 Km from Imphal. Demographics Kamjong district has a population of 45,616. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.05% and 96.56% of the population respectively. About People Kamjong district is mainly inhabited by the Tangkhul Nagas, comprising 89% of the total population with the Kukis comprising 4.59% of the district. Both Tangkhul nagas and Thadou-Kuki tribes comes under scheduled tribe, notified by the constitution of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Populated Places In Kamjong District
The Kamjong district of Manipur state in India is divided into 4 sub-districts called blocks. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the Kamjong district (created in 2016) was a part of the Ukhrul district. Blocks The Kamjong district has four sub-divisions called blocks: Kamjong, Phungyar, Sahamphung, and Kasom Khullen. Villages Kamjong block The Kamjong block includes the following villages: Phungyar The Phungyar block includes the following villages: The following villages are not listed in the 2011 census directory: Ngabrum (Kumram), Leinganching, and Nagyophung. Sahamphung The Sahamphung block includes the following villages: Kasom Khullen The Kasom Khullen block includes the following villages: The following villages are not listed in the 2011 census directory:Bohoram, Khonglo, Khunthak, Kasom Khullen, Khunthak, Kongluiram, Nambashi Horton, Ngaranphung, Punomram, Reishangphung, Sangpunram, Somthar, and Tamaram. References {{reflist L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phungyar
Phungyar ( Meitei pronunciation: /phūng-yār/) is a small town located south of Kamjong in Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. It is also the name of a sub division of the district. The town is about 50 kilometers from Ukhrul and is partially connected by National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami. The town is flanked by Khambi in the south, Loushing in the north and alang in the west. Locally, the inhabitants speak common tangkhul language and native village dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. Phungyar constituency The village is also a sub-divisional headquarters in Kamjong District previously (Ukhrul district) and is only one Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ... constituency in Kamjong Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasom Khullen
Kasom Khullen is a village located at the north-eastern state of Manipur in India. The village, about 64 km away from the capital Imphal, is also the headquarter of the Kasom Sub Division situated at the southern region of Kamjong district. The village is inhabited by about 250 households. Kasom Khullen, like majority of the villages in the district is inhabited by the Tangkhul Naga tribe. Although the village has a different and unique language of its own, the people interacts with other parts of the district by the local Tangkhul dialect Kasom Khullen boasts a history of culture and tradition, specially characterised by its folk dances. The village officially adopted Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ... in 1947, but the cultural traditions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangkhul Naga People
The Tangkhuls are a major Naga ethnic group living in the Indo–Burma border area, occupying the Ukhrul district and Kamjong district in Manipur, India and the Somra tract hills, Layshi township, Homalin township and Tamu Township in Burma. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation". Relationship with the Meiteis Haoreima, the Meitei goddess of tragic love and separation, was actually a deified person of the Tangkhul origin. She was a daughter of ''Khelemba'', a Tangkhul chief of Chingdai village, and was married to ''Khamlangba'', a Tangkhul chief of Chingshong village. Despite getting married to Khamlangba, she secretly had a love affair with Meitei king ''Meidingu Tabungba'', also called ''Tabung Saphaba'' (1359-1394). Upon discovering the secret relationship between the two, Khamlangba, getting furious, beheaded Tabung Saphaba. Shocked by the tragic death of her lover, Haoreima took away her lover's head to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuki-Chin Languages
The Kuki-Chin languages (also called Kuki-Chin-Mizo, Kukish or South-Central Tibeto-Burman languages) are a branch of 50 or so Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeastern India, western Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh. Most speakers of these languages are known as Mizo in Mizoram and Manipur. Also, as Kukī in Assamese and Bengali and as Chin in Burmese; some also identify as Zomi. Mizo is the most widely spoken of the Kuki-Chin languages. Kuki-Chin is sometimes placed under Kuki-Chin–Naga, a geographical rather than linguistic grouping. Most Kuki-Chin languages are spoken in and around Chin State, Myanmar, with some languages spoken in Sagaing Division, Magway Region and Rakhine State as well. In Northeast India, many Northern Kuki-Chin languages are also spoken in Mizoram State and Manipur State of India, especially in Churachandpur District, Pherzawl District, Kangpokpi District, Senapati District. Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages are spoken mostly in Chandel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadou Language
Thadou (Thado, Thaadou, Thado-Pao, Thadou-Kuki) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Northern Kuki-Chin-Mizo linguistic sub branch. It is spoken in the northeastern part of India (specifically in Manipur and Assam). It is spoken by the Thadou people. The Thadou language is known by many names, including Thado, Thado-Pao, Thādo, Thadou-kuki, Thado-Ubiphei, Chin and Thādo-pao. There are several dialects of this language : Hangshing, Khongsai, Kipgen, Saimar, Langiung, Sairang, Thangngeo, Haokip, Sitlhou, Singson (Shingsol).The Saimar dialect was reported in the Indian press in 2012 to be spoken by only four people in one village in the state of Tripura. The variety spoken in Manipur has partial mutual intelligibility with the other Mizo-Kuki-Chin languages varieties of the area including Paite, Hmar, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom and Gangte languages. This language is not utilized as much today. Thadou culture The Thadou language comes from the Tibeto-Burman or Kuki-Chin-Mizo langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangkhul Language
Tangkhul (Tangkhul Naga) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tangkhulic branch. It is spoken in 168 villages of Ukhrul district, Manipur, India, with speakers scattered in Nagaland and Tripura as well. Within Ukhrul district, Manipur, Tangkhul is spoken in the villages of Hundung, Shiroi, Langdang, Lamlang Gate, Litan, Yangangpokpi, and other locations (Arokianathan 1995). Tangkhul is not close to other Naga languages. It is a dialect continuum, in which speakers from neighboring villages may be able to understand each other, but a dialect farther north or south will be less easily understood, if at all. The ''lingua franca'' is the Hunphun (Ukhrul) dialect. Languages in the northern villages of Chingjaroi, Razai, Jessami and Soraphung have languages under the Angami–Pochuri group of languages. The language dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism In Manipur
Hinduism ( mni, Hindu Laining) is one of the religions practiced in the state of Manipur, India. Hinduism is concentrated in the Imphal Valley and other plain districts of Manipur located in the regions neighbouring Assam state. Hinduism is practiced mostly among the Meitei people (also known as Manipuris), who are the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. Whilst the proportion of Manipur's population that practices Hinduism is roughly 41%, in the Manipur valley region Hindus constitute as much as 67-74% of the population. History The state Manipur was known as Kangleipak ( mni, ꯀꯪꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ) before the adoption of Hindu religion. A copper plate excavated from Phayeng dating back to AD 763 (reign of King Khongtekcha) was found to contain inscriptions about the Hindu deities in Sanskrit words. During the 13th century, King Meidingu Khumomba constructed a Lord Hanuman temple. The term "Manipur" for "Kangleipak" was in used only after the rule of King Pamheiba. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
