Kamjong
Kamjong/Chassad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kamjong/Chassad Location in Manipur, India  Kamjong/Chassad Kamjong/Chassad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′56″N 94°30′38″E / 24.86556°N 94.51056°E / 24.86556; 94.51056 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Kamjong district |
| Population | |
| • Total | 729 |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[a][1] |
| • Regional | Tangkhul and Thadou |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795145 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Nearest city | |
| Literacy | 71.96% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Phungyar |
| Website | manipur.gov.in |
Kamjong/Chassad (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/[b]) 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 by Langli in the north, Bungpa in the south, the Phange in the east and Dangthi in the west.
Total population
According to 2011 census,[2] Kamjong has 121 households with the total of 729 people of which 383 are male and 346 are female. Of the total population, 112 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 903 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 71.96% which is lower than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 76.47% while female literacy rate was 67.01%.
People and occupation
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe and Thadou people. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Due to the porous international border with Myanmar Kamjong area most often is in the news for militancy activities.[3] Kamjong area is also well known in the district for the poor transport system due to bad road condition and the inhabitants suffer most during the rainy season because of frequent landslides.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
- ^ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
References
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Kamjong-Chassad population". Census 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Active militancy". Kangla online. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Transport system". e-pao. Retrieved 11 October 2015.