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Manipur
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Manipur
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Kakching district (
Meitei pronunciation:/kək.ciŋ/) is one of the 16
districts of
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...
state in northeastern
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Thoubal district
Thoubal district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˈθɑʊbɑːl orˈθɑʊbəl/) is one of the sixteen districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. This district is bounded by Senapati district on the north, Ukhrul and Chandel districts on the ...
on the north,
Ukhrul and
Chandel districts on the east,
Churchandpur and
Bishnupur districts on the south and
Imphal West
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Imphal East districts on the west. The Kakching District is one of the newly form district by the Government of Manipur in 2016 from
Thoubal district
Thoubal district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˈθɑʊbɑːl orˈθɑʊbəl/) is one of the sixteen districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. This district is bounded by Senapati district on the north, Ukhrul and Chandel districts on the ...
.
History
On 8 December 2016, this district came into existence when all its administrative units of the erstwhile Kakching sub-division were transferred to form a new district. Later, Kakching District was divided into two sub-divisions namely,
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Waikhong.
Demographics
Kakching has population about
135,481 people according to Census 2011.
Languages
Rivers and lakes
The Sekmai river is the most significant river flow in the district.
Tourism
Kakching Garden is situated at Uyok Ching, in the south of Kakching Bazaar. It is one of the most highly rated gardens in Manipur.
A fishery farm is located in the northern hills of Kakching near the Kakching Lamkhai.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into two sub-divisions:
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Waikhong
The four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located within the undivided district are
Kakching
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Hiyanglam
Hiyanglam is a village situated within Kakching district, Manipur, India.
It has a population of about 8,872 people in 2011.
Demographics
Hiyanglam is neighbors with Wabagai
Wabagai is a town in Kakching district in Manipur, India. It is loc ...
,
Sugnu
Sugnu (also spelt as Sugnoo) is a town in Kakching district in the Indian state of Manipur.
Geography
Sugnu is located at .
It has an average altitude of 764 metres (2509 feet). The town is about 74 km from the capital of Mani ...
and
Wabagai
Wabagai is a town in Kakching district in Manipur, India. It is located on the bank to the Sekmai river.
Geography
Wabagai is located at . It has an average elevation of 778 metres (2555 feet). It is located 39 km to the south ea ...
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Kakching
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is a municipal town and
Waikhong, Hiyanglam, and Sugnu are other small towns in the district.
Th.Kirankumar IAS is the first DC of Kakching district appointed by the Government of Manipur on 8 December 2016 and S.Goutam Singh, IPS is the first Superintendent of Police of Kakching district.
Deputy Commissioners
The first Deputy Commissioner of Kakching was Th. Kirankumar, who assumed office on 8 December 2016 and served until 31 May 2017. The current Deputy Commissioner, Somorjit Salam, took charge in january , 2022.
Post office
Post office of
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is situated at Kakching Wairi Labungo Pareng, Kakching District and its PIN Code is 7883241
Police station
Police Station of Kakching is situated at Kakching Chumnang opposite to State Bank of India, Kakching Branch.
*SP : Yengkhom Victoria Devi
*Adl SP law and order:Thingnam Deshorjit singh
*SDPO kakching : Pukhram Shanker Singh
Kakching Excise Station
Kakching Excise Station is located next to SDO office complex.
L.Raghu singh is the superintendent of excise kakching.
References
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Constituencies established in 2016
Districts of Manipur