Kharasom is a village located north of

Ukhrul Ukhrul District( Tangkhul pronunciation:/ˈuːkˌɹəl or ˈuːkˌɹʊl/ is one of the hilly disctrict in the state of Manipur, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries an ...

in Ukhrul 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,

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. The village is fully connected by National Highway 150,

Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...

Kohima Kohima (; Tenyidie: Kewhira ()) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The m ...

road via

Jessami Jessami is a village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India. Jessami is a border village in the extreme north of Manipur State and borders with Meluri, a border village of Nagaland State. Being nearer to Nagaland, the town used to get electricity fr ...

. It is 85 km from the District headquarters and approximately 170 km from the state capital Imphal. Kharasom is flanked by

Chingjaroi Chingjaroi originally known Asinei /Asewnei or Swemi alternatively called Zingchui/Zingjui by the Tangkhul, Shomai by the Poumai and khotsami by the Chakhesangs is a large village located in northern Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India and b ...

and Razai Khunou in the south, Laii (Senapati District) in the west,

Wahong Wahong is a small village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village partially connected by National Highway 150, Imphal-Kohima road via Jessami. The village is 130 kilometers away from Ukhrul and about 10 kilom ...

and Soraphung to its Northeast, Tusom in the East and

to its north.

Total population

As per 2011 census, Kharasom has 348 households with the total of 1604 people of which 819 are male and 785 are female. Of the total population, 239 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of Chingai village is 958 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 68.06%.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians and agriculture is their primary occupation. The village is well known in the district for its scenic beauty, rich flora and fauna and important historical sites where ancient monoliths are found in abundance. The village is perhaps the first one among the Tangkhul villages to ban bird hunting, which otherwise is a favorite sport among the Nagas. During the Second World War, the village was used as a strategic location by the British to stop the invasion of Japanese forces in Indian soil. Kharasom was also a famous battlefield where many Japanese soldiers and Allied soldiers laid down their lives. In 1944, when the invasion of India by Japan was imminent, the Assam Regiment was moved to

and Kharasom to delay the advance of the 31st Japanese division.

References

{{Ukhrul district Villages in Ukhrul district