Kamjong (
Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/), is the headquarters of Kamjong district,
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 t ...
state,
India
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. The village is about 120 kilometers from
Imphal
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and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked by
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in the north,
Bungpa in the south, the
Phange in the east and
Dangthi in the west.
People and occupation
According to 2011 census, Kamjong has 121 households with the total of 729 people. The population consists of Tangkhul Naga tribe and
Thadou people
Thadou people, also called Thadou Kukis, are the Thadou language-speaking Kuki people inhabiting Northeast India, Myanmar, Burma, and Bangladesh. "Thadou" is also the name of a particular clan among the Thadou Kukis. Other clans of Thadou Kukis ...
. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Due to the porous international border with
Myanmar
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Kamjong area most often is in the news for militancy activities. 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.
See also
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Sorde village
Notes
References
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Cities and towns in Kamjong district