Tentha is a village in
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 ...
in
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 ...
, India.
About Tentha
It is one of the large village in Thobal district. It is surrounded by Wabgai in south-west, Ikop lake in north, Wangjing in east, and
Khangabok
Khangabok is a village located about 25 km south of Imphal, in the state of Manipur, India. Its jurisdiction falls under the Thoubal District Division. Khangabok is one of the largest villages in Manipur in terms of area and population.
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in north-east.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Tentha had a population of 6704. Males and females population are 3340 and 3364, respectively.
Localities in Tentha
Name of localities (leikai) in Tentha are:
* Tentha Thambal Chingya
* Tentha Khunjao Makha Leikai
* Tentha Mayai Leikai
* Tentha Mathak Leikai
* Tentha Tuwabal
* Tentha Khongbal
* Tentha Heibung
* Tentha Khunou
* Tentha Marongband
Economy
Majority of the people in this village practice agriculture. Tentha is famous for the production of fish in Thoubal district.
Connectivity
There are 4 important inter-village roads which connect Tentha with other parts of the district, they are:
* Wangjing-Tentha road
* Tentha-Marongband road
* Khangabok/Wabagai-Tentha road and
* Kakching-Tentha road
Politics
Wangjing Tentha assembly constituency (Assembly Constituency No. 34) is part of
Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Manipur, a States of India, state in northeastern India. The seat is reserved for Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, scheduled tribes.
Assemb ...
.
See also
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Moirangthem Nara
Dr. Moirangthem Nara Singh (born Tentha, is an Indian politician from state Manipur. He was former Cabinet Minister for Arts and Culture and Sericulture in Manipur during 2002 to 2004.
Early life
Nara was born on 27 May 1949 in Tentha, Tenth ...
References
Thoubal
Villages in Thoubal district
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