Kamjong

Village in Manipur, India
24°51′56″N 94°30′38″E / 24.86556°N 94.51056°E / 24.86556; 94.51056Country IndiaStateManipurDistrictKamjong districtPopulation
 • Total729Language(s)
 • OfficialMeitei (officially called Manipuri)[a][1] • RegionalTangkhul and ThadouTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
795145
Vehicle registrationMNNearest city
  • Ukhrul
  • Imphal
Literacy71.96%Lok Sabha constituencyOuter ManipurVidhan Sabha constituencyPhungyarWebsitemanipur.gov.in

Kamjong (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/[b]), also called Chassad, is the headquarters of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked by Langli in the north, Bungpa in the south, the Phange in the east and Dangthi in the west.

People and occupation

According to 2011 census, Kamjong has 121 households with the total of 729 people.[2] The population consists of Tangkhul Naga tribe and Thadou people. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Due to the porous international border with Myanmar Kamjong area most often is in the news for militancy activities.[3] Kamjong area is also well known in the district for the poor transport system due to bad road condition and the inhabitants suffer most during the rainy season because of frequent landslides.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
  2. ^ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.

References

  1. ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Kamjong-Chassad population". Census 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Active militancy". Kangla online. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Transport system". e-pao. Retrieved 11 October 2015.