Sarkaphung, also called Shikiphung or Sikiphung, is a village south 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,

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state, India. The village is about from

and about from

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. The village is partially connected by National Highway 150, which connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and

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 ...

. The village is flanked by Litan in the north,

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in the south, Sinakeithei in the west, and Marao

Shingkap Shingkap is a village located south of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 35 kilometers from Ukhrul via National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami. Shingkap is flanked by Lungp ...

in the east. The inhabitants speak Sarkaphung Tui, which belongs to the

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language family.

Total population

According to 2011 census, Sarkaphung has 202 households with the total of 1084 people, of which 560 are male and 554 are female. Of the total population, 156 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 936 female to 1000 male, which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 74.03%, which is lower than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 80.46%, while female literacy rate was 67.26%.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. The majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Sarkaphung is one of the 44 villages considered likely to be affected as a catchment area when the Mapithel multi purpose project is functional.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Ukhrul district