The
Kakching district
Kakching district ( Meitei pronunciation:/kək.ciŋ/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. It was formedin 2016 from Thoubal district, prior to which it was a subdivision of the latter.
The Kakching district is ...
of
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 in India has two subdivisions.
It was created in 2016; at the time of the
2011 Census of India, it was a part of the
Thoubal district
Thoubal district (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation:/ˈθɑʊbɑːl orˈθɑʊbəl/) is one of the sixteen Districts of Manipur, districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. This district is bounded by Imphal East on the north, Kangpo ...
.
Subdivisions
The district has 2 subdivisions with 4 tehsils:
* Kakching subdivision: Kakching and Hiyanglam
* Waikhong subdivision: Waikhong and Sugnu
It has two
community 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). T ...
s (CD blocks), each comprising several
gram panchayats:
* Langmeidong CD Block:
** Arong Nongmaikhong
** Chairel
** Hiyanglam
** Langmeidong
** Mayenglamjao
** Pangantabi (PAngaltabi)
** Sekmaijin
** Waikhong
** Wangoo
* Kakching CD Block
** Hayel Hangoon
** Irengband
** Irong Chesaba
** Keirak
** Maibam Uchiwa
** Pallel
** Wabagai
Towns
The district has three municipalities, of which Sugnu and Kakching Khunou were classified as
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
s in the 2011 census, but are now administered by Municipal Councils.
Villages
The Kakching district has following villages:
Kakching subdivision
The following villages are listed in the 2011 census directory under the Kakching block of the Thoubal district, but are not listed on the Kakching district website:
*
Laimanai (population 1484), now included in Nungoo Sanamahi
* Purul Tampak (population 0)
The following villages are not listed in the 2011 census directory:
* Kakching Khullen I
* Kakching Khullen II
* Kakching Khullen III
* Kakching Wairi I
* Kakching Wairi II
* Nungoo Sanamahi (including Tejpur and Laimanai)
Waikhong subdivision
The following villages are not listed in the 2011 census directory:
* Purum Khullen
* Kakching Khunou I
* Kakching Khunou II
* Pumlen Pat
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Kakching
Kakching ( Meitei pronunciation:/kək.ciŋ/) is a town in the southeastern part of the Indian state of Manipur. It serves as the headquarters of Kakching district and is a major commercial hub in the state. In 2018, Kakching was declared as the ...