Thanga (
Meitei pronunciation: /tʰáŋ.gə/) is an island village in the
Loktak lake
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located in the
Bishnupur district
Bishnupur district ( Meitei pronunciation: /ˌbɪʃnʊˈpʊə/) is a district of Manipur state in northeastern India.
Origin of name
Its name is derived from a Vishnu temple located at Lamangdong.
Geography
Bishnupur town is the administrat ...
in the state 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 Myanm ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
In 2001, the population was 13085. 6514 were male. 6571 were female.
The main occupation of this village is fishing. It is 55 km from
Imphal
Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...
, capital of Manipur.
References
Cities and towns in Bishnupur district
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