Punge is a small 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 ...

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 an ...

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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. Punge is flanked by Mawai in the west,

Sorbung Sorbung is a recently discovered Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Manipur, northeastern India. Although the speakers are ethnically Tangkhul, it appears to be a non-Tangkhulic Kuki-Chin language, as it shows strong links with what was called 'Sou ...

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

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

Total population

According to 2011 census, Punge has 33 households with the total of 220 people of which 110 are male and 110 are female. Of the total population, 29 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 1000 female to 1000 male which is higher than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 56.54% which is lower than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 61.86% while female literacy rate was 51.06%.

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. A remote area, 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

Villages in Kamjong district {{Manipur-geo-stub