Wabagai is a town in
Kakching district
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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 ...
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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 ...
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It is located on the bank to the Sekmai river.
Geography
Wabagai is located at .
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Education
Wabagai Higher secondary school is the oldest and famous school in and around the town. It is a co-educational in structure. Courses run from standard VI to XII. Medium of instruction is Meitei.Apart from this there are some private run schools also such as The Amutombi Devine Life English School at Lamkhai Bazar, Grace Reach Academy at Hiyanglam Lai Panghanba, The Pole Star School at Wabagai Bamon Leirak, etc.
Transportation
Mayai Lambi road, state highway connects the 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 ...
with the national highway no 39 at Kakching through Wabagai. Wabagai connects with Sugnu by Wabagai-Sugunu road.
Agriculture
Paddy (Rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
) is the main crop grown all around the town. Wabagai is famous for the production of cabbage and cauliflower in Manipur. Small scale poultry and piggery farmings are also seen here.
Shopping centre
Wabagai Lamkhai is the main shopping centre in Wabagai. Agricultural commodities especially fruits and vegetables are very famous here. It is very busy during the morning hours as the export of the vegetable and other agricultural commodities to the other parts of the Manipur are done during this time.
Music
People of Wabagai love music. Many famous singers are also associated from this place. Baby Pusparani, a singer of modern Meitei song is from Wabagai.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Wabagai is a large village located in Kakching district, Manipur with total 1810 families residing. The Wabagai village has population of 8578 of which 4292 are males while 4286 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Wabagai village population of children with age 0-6 is 1196 which makes up 13.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wabagai village is 999 which is higher than Manipur state average of 985. Child Sex Ratio for the Wabagai as per census is 917, lower than Manipur average of 930
Politics
Wabagai assembly constituency (Assembly Constituency No. 36) is part of Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Manipur, a state in northeastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency is ...
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References
Cities and towns in Thoubal district
Thoubal
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