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Henglep
Henglep is a village in the Churachandpur district in the Manipur state of India, populated by about a thousand Kuki-Zo people. Henglep is also the headquarters of the Churachandpur North subdivision (or Henglep Subdivision) with a population of more than 30,000 people. Henglep was a key area of operations during the Kuki Rebellion of 1917–1919 (also called the Anglo-Kuki War). Geography Henglep is situated on a mountain ridge to the west of the Leimatak River at an elevation of . The river is actually a headstream of the Leimatak River called "Tuibin", which originates in the Mamunlhang hill ranges and flows north. It combines with a south-flowing headstream called "Thingbong" a short distance to the north of Henglep, to form the Leimatak River. The Tuibin river valley below Henglep is referred to as the "Kuchu valley" (roughly at ) in the Manipur royal chronicle ''Cheitharol Kumbaba''. The Manipur ruler Ching-Thang Khomba (Bhagyachandra or Jai Singh) had a temporary roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thangjing Hills
Thangjing Hill (also called Thangching Hill and Thangting Hill), Debanish AchomRow Over Cross And Flag Atop Manipur's "Sacred" Hill, Police Case Filed NDTV News, 6 October 2023. is a mountain peak in the Indian state of Manipur. It is in the Churachandpur district, to the west of Moirang. The north–south-running mountain range on which it sits is also called Thangjing range or Thangjing Hills. The range forms part of the western border of the Imphal Valley. The Thangjing Hill is believed by Manipuris to be the abode of Thangching, the ancestral deity of Moirang. In the Meitei cosmology, the "body" of Manipur is represented with various natural features of the land, including the Thangjing hill as its right leg. The Meiteis of the Moirang region carry out an annual pilgrimage to the top of the hill. Geography The Thangjing Hill is at an elevation of about above the mean sea level. It is part of the western hill range that bounds the Imphal Valley. The entire hill is in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukha Loikhai
Ukha Loikhai (Ukha or Loikhai) is a village in the Churachandpur district of Manipur, India. It is on the western slopes of the Thangjing Hill and has ongoing claims to the top of the hill itself.BJP MLA Paolienlal Haokip Slams BJYM’s Attempt To Plant Trees On Thangjing Hill The Frontier Manipur, 17 May 2022. "The MLA said that so far as the Thangjing Hills are concerned, the Chief of Ukha (Loikhai) has clear orders of the settlement officer, excluding the land belonging to Loikhai village, which includes Thangjing Hills, from the Churachandpur Khopum Protected Forest." In the 2011 census, Ukha Loikhai had a population of 418 people. Ukha was one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Populated Places In Churachandpur District
The Churachandpur district of Manipur state in India is divided into 10 subdivisions or blocks. This is a list of villages in present-day Churachandpur district as per the 2011 Census of India. In 2016, the Pherzawl district was carved out from the Churachandpur district, by separating Thanlon, Tipaimukh, and Vangai blocks. Blocks As of 2022, the district has 10 administrative sub-divisions or blocks: Churachandpur (Lamka block), Tuibuong, Kangvai, Saikot, Sangaikot, Singhat, Henglep, Mualnuam, Samulamlan, and Suangdoh. The Thanlon, Tipaimukh, and Vangai blocks were once part of the Churachandpur district, but now come under the Pherzawl district formed in 2016. At the time of the 2011 census, the present-day Churachandpur district had the following subdivisions: Towns The district has three towns. Villages Other The following villages were part of the former Thanlon block, most of which is now part of the Pherzawl district formed in 2016. Churachandpur No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically the Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the southeast. Covering an area of 22,330 square kilometers (8,621 mi²), the state consists mostly of hilly terrain with the 1813-square-kilometre (700 mi²) Imphal Valley inhabited by the Meitei (Manipuri) community, historically a kingdom. Surrounding hills are home to Naga and Kuki-Zo communities, who speak Tibeto-Burman languages. The official language and lingua franca, Meitei (Manipuri), also belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. During the days of the British Raj, Manipur was one of the princely states. Prior to the British departure in 1947, Manipur acceded to the Dominion of India, along with roughly 550 other princely states. In September 1949, the ruler of Manipur signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churachandpur District
Churachandpur District (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/''), is one of the 16 List of districts of Manipur, districts of the Indian state of Manipur populated mainly by Kuki-Zo people. The name honours former Maharaja Churachand Singh, Sir Churachand Singh of Manipur (princely state), Manipur. The district headquarters is located in the Churachandpur town, which is also locally known by the name Lamka. The Churachandpur district first came into being as the South-West Area hill subdivision of Manipur in 1919. It soon acquired the name "Churachandpur subdivision" based on its headquarters at Songpi, which was also called "Churachandpur". After the independence of India, it remained one of the eight subdivisions of Manipur. A "New Churachandpur" town was built at the present location to serve as its headquarters. In 1969, the subdivision was upgraded to a district, initially called "Manipur South" and later "Churachandpur district". In 2016, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moirang
Moirang () is a town in the Indian state of Manipur, best known for the tentatively listed UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area (KLCA), covering Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), the world's only floating national park, the buffer of Loktak Lake (140 sq km) and Pumlen Pat (43 sq. km). It is best known for the being the place of origin of the ancient epic legend of Khamba and Thoibi, one of the seven epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology and folklore. Nationwide, it is also famous for the INA War Museum in the INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex, where Colonel Shaukat Malik of the Indian National Army hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on Indian soil on 14 April 1944. It is situated approximately south of the state capital Imphal. It has an area of with a population of 62,187 in 67 villages. There are 12 Panchayats in this block. History Epic cycles of incarnations and the Khamba Thoibi Historically, the town of Moirang is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribal Development Block
In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technical specialists and village-level workers. A community development block covers several gram panchayats, the local administrative units at the village level. A block is a rural subdivision and typically smaller than a tehsil. A tehsil is purely for revenue administration, whereas a block is for rural development purposes. In most states, a block is coterminous with the panchayat samiti area. Nomenclature The nomenclature varies from state to state, such as common terms like "block" and others including ''community development block'', ''panchayat union block'', panchayat block, ''panchayat samiti block'', ''development block'', etc. All denote a CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torbung
Torbung is a census village split across the Bishnupur district and Churachandpur district in Manipur, India. The Bishnupur part of the village has a population of 2781, and the Churachandpur part a population of 2358 in the 2011 census. Torbung is watered by the Torbung stream and the Loklai river, which flow down from Thangjing hills to join the Khuga River. Torbung is a village of historical as well as current political significance. Geography The Torbung village is at the mouth of the Khuga River Valley bordering the Imphal Valley. It is named after the Torbung stream, which flows down from Thangjing hills and joins the Khuga River, which bends east at this location. The British ''Gazetteer of Manipur'' (1886) mentions the stream by the name "Turbung", and describes its valley as an excellent camping ground. Several villages in the Turbung valley as well as "on the stream" are listed, but none by the name Torbung. Other historical references indicate that the name "Torbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipaimukh
Tipaimukh Sub-Division is located in south-western hilly region of Manipur bordering the Indian state of Mizoram. It is one of the six tribal development blocks of Churachandpur district in Manipur state. Parbung is the sub-divisional block headquarters. The total geographic area of the sub-division block is 789.48 km², having 55 villages with the total population of 23,995 approx. The total number of voters is 18,848. The total distance from the Parbung to the district headquarters town of Churachandpur is 247 km through the Tipaimukh Road, also known as NH 150. Meaning of name The indigenous name of Tipaimukh is Ruonglevaisuo. "Tipaimukh" is a combination of "Tipai", a corrupted version of the name of the Tuivai River, and ''mukh'', which means "mouth" in Bengali. "Ruonglevaisuo" (ruong-le-vai-suo) is a combination of "Ruong" (from "Ruongnau", ''le'', meaning "and"; ''Vai'', taken from the name of the Tuivai River; and ''suo'', meaning "mouth". Hence, both " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churachandpur
Churachandpur ( IPA: ''/tʃʊRVːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/),'' locally known as Lamka is the second largest town in the Indian state of Manipur and the district headquarters of the Churachandpur district. The name "Churachandpur" was transferred from the earlier headquarters of the region at Songpi to the present location, and honours Churachand Singh, former maharaja of the Manipur princely state. The local people reject the name as a colonial imposition and prefer using the native name "Lamka". Churachandpur is not a statutory town and does not have a municipality. It is governed by the Autonomous District Council of the Churachandpur district. Name The name "Chura Chandpur" was originally given to the village of Songpi in 1921, where the British Raj administration had previously established a subdivision office. The name was coined in honour of Churachand Singh, the reigning maharaja of the Manipur princely state at that time. The Khuga river valley, the present site of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
