Khambi is a village located west of

Kamjong Kamjong ( Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/) is the headquarter of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked b ...

in Kamjong District,

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,

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. The village falls under

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 partial ...

sub division. The village is partially connected by Ukhrul-Phungyar state highway and Shangshak-Yairipok district road. Khambi is flanked by Khamlang in the west, Sorde in the south,

Kangpat Kangpat is a generic reference to two villages, Kangpat Khullen and Kangpat Khunou located south of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village falls under Kamjong sub division. The two villages are connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong s ...

in the east and

in the north. Locally, the inhabitants speak Khambi dialect that belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population

According to 2011 census, Khambi has 112 households with the total of 642 people of which 333 are male and 309 are female. Of the total population, 94 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 928 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 66.42% which is lower than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 72.20% while female literacy rate was 60.52%.

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. The village is known in the district for its reserve natural environment, flora and fauna. Legend of the southern Tangkhuls opine Khambi as the point of dispersal during migration and settlement. Legend has it that the brother who was an ace spear thrower went north from Khambi and the other brother who was an excellent bowmen went south. A monolith depicting this legend is erected at Khambi village. Being a remote village, the village has a relatively poor transport system and bad road condition, and the inhabitants suffer most during the rainy season because of frequent landslides.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Ukhrul district