Wangoo is a village in 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 the

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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 ...

. It is situated approximately 64 km south of the state capital,

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 ...

. It has an area of 13.05 km² with a population of 6134.

Geography

Wangoo is located at . The geographical area of the village is 13.05 km², thus is the biggest village by area in the district. The

Imphal River The Imphal River (), also known as the Turel Achouba, is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates from the northern side of Kangpokpi district. It is a tributary of the Manipur River, joining it in Thoubal district. ...

passes through Wangoo.

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 ...

, Wangoo had a population of 6134, of which 3095 are males while 3039 are females. The population of children ages 0–6 is 734, thus being 11.96% of the total population of Wangoo. The average

sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...

of the village is 982, lower than Manipur state average of 985. The

child sex ratio The human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population in the context of anthropology and demography. In humans, the natural sex ratio at birth is slightly biased towards the male sex. It is estimated to be about 1.05 worldwide or ...

for the village, as per census, is 1022, higher than the Manipur average of 930. Wangoo has a lower literacy rate compared to the Manipur average. In 2011, the literacy rate of Wangoo was 67.09%, compared to the 76.94% average of Manipur. In Wangoo, male literacy stands at 76.43% while female literacy rate is 57.53%.

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of income for the majority of the population. Of the total population, 2862 were engaged in work activities. Of those, 1692 are cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were agricultural labourers.

Education

The literacy rate is low compared to other villages in Manipur. There are no colleges in Wangoo.

Schools in Wangoo

* Wangoo Laipham High School * Wangoo Laipham Primary School * Wangoo Awang Leikai Primary School * The Great Academy * Wangoo Sandakhong Primary School * Wangoo Mamang Sabal Primary School * Green Ground Academy * Wangoo Higher secondary school

Culture

Wangoo celebrated 10-day long Tampha Lairembi Haraoba in the summer season. Many people from other places came here to participate

Mukna Mukna is a form of folk wrestling from the north-east Indian state of Manipur. It is popular in Imphal, Thoubal and Bishnupur. The game is generally played on the last day of the Lai Haraoba festival and is an intrinsic part of the ceremonial fu ...

on the last day of Lai Haraoba. And also celebrated Wangoo Baji Haraoba for one day in the spring season. Wangoo Baji was a maichou, a learned man well versed in the Meitei traditional knowledge. It is said that he disappeared into thin air one fine day. Before his disappearance, he had said to the people around that he would come back and when he did come back, the dried up leihao

Magnolia champaca ''Magnolia champaca'', known in English as champak (), is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. It was previously classified as ''Michelia champaca''. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking. Etymo ...

tree standing there would spring back to life. When the tree started budding again after many many years later, it was widely believed that he had come back to life, possibly reborn. Napachik, a small hillock in Wangoo village was excavated by the Department of Archaeology, Government of Manipur in 1983. Some tools used by the

Neolithic The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...

people were discovered at the site. Microliths were also collected from the excavation.

Transportation

It is connected to other parts of the state by the Imphal-Sugnu state highway and the Imphal-Churachandpur highway, through NH-150.

Health care services

Wangoo has a government run Primary Health Centre at Wangoo Laipham Chuthek Leikai.

Politics

Wagoo is under the constituency of

Sugnu Sugnu (also spelt Sugnoo) is a municipality town at the southern tip of the Kakching district in Manipur, India. It is on the bank of the Manipur River, to the east of Churachandpur district, Chandel district to the east and Bishnupur district. ...

and is part of the Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

References

Villages in Kakching district {{Manipur-geo-stub