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Talui is the second biggest township in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India, with an approximate population of 5000. It is a beautiful township situated at an altitude 3500 ft. above the sea level. It is surrounded by four mountain ranges. On the north is the Torei Kaphung, on the east is the Nilai Kaphung, on the west is the Malew Kaphung and on the south is the Ngainga Kaphung.

The township was also called as 'Tolloi' a misnomer name for 'Talui' coined by outsiders. Talui has 6 sub areas called tangs and they are Ruireitang, Masorimtang, Alungtang, Vashumtang, Keinungtang and Awontang. There are two churches in Talui, The Roman Catholic Church and the Baptist Church. The residents of the township were among the first in the Tangkhul community to embrace Christianity.

Talui is about 120 km (via Ukhrul) from the state capital Imphal. One can reach the place either by taxis or private vehicles. There is no bus service between Imphal to Talui.

People and Occupation The Roman Catholic Church comprises approximately 20 families and is smaller in number whereas the majority of the population are Baptist. There are 5 schools and 1 college. They are Talui Phungton JB school, Talui Elite Christian English School, Talui Academy Higher secondary school, Talui Hubert school and St Joseph school Talui. Literacy rate of the township is 75%.

Agriculture is the primary occupation of the residents of Talui. The major agricultural products of this township are rice, maize, potatoes, cabbage, garlic, etc. It also produces green tea, called Nilai Tea, which is grown in the eastern hill called Nilai Kaphung. Tea production is made through hand picking and sun drying which is believed to have great medicinal value. The uniqueness of Talui tea is that the real flavor comes when the leaf is boiled for the second time. Talui is the first place in Manipur to experiment tea plantation.

Organizations

Village Authority
Talui Reisang Youth Club
Talui Katamnao Long
Talui Women Society
Talui Kharar Long

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-'''Talui''' is the second biggest township in [[Ukhrul district]], [[Manipur]] state, [[India]], with a population of well above 5000. It is a beautiful township situated at an altitude 3500&nbsp;ft. above the sea level. It is surrounded by four mountain ranges. On the north is the Torei Kaphung, on the east is the Nilai Kaphung, on the west is the Malew Kaphung and on the south is the Ngainga Kaphung. It is one of the biggest township in Ukhrul, a good education centre. Talui has 6 sub areas called tangs and they are Ruireitang, Masorimtang, Alungtang, Vashumtang, Keinungtang and Awontang. There are two churches in Talui, The Roman Catholic Church and the Baptist Church.
+'''Talui''' is the second biggest township in [[Ukhrul district]], [[Manipur]] state, [[India]], with an approximate population of 5000. It is a beautiful township situated at an altitude 3500&nbsp;ft. above the sea level. It is surrounded by four mountain ranges. On the north is the Torei Kaphung, on the east is the Nilai Kaphung, on the west is the Malew Kaphung and on the south is the Ngainga Kaphung.
+The township was also called as 'Tolloi' a misnomer name for 'Talui' coined by outsiders. Talui has 6 sub areas called tangs and they are Ruireitang, Masorimtang, Alungtang, Vashumtang, Keinungtang and Awontang. There are two churches in Talui, The Roman Catholic Church and the Baptist Church. The residents of the township were among the first in the [[Tangkhul|Tangkhul community]] to embrace Christianity.
-Talui is situated at a distance of around 120 km (via Ukhrul) from the state capital of Imphal. One can reach the place either by taxis or private vehicles. There is no bus service between Imphal to Talui.
+Talui is about 120 km (via Ukhrul) from the state capital [[Imphal]]. One can reach the place either by taxis or private vehicles. There is no bus service between [[Imphal]] to Talui.
-The Roman Catholic Church comprises approximately 20 families and is smaller in number whereas the majority of the population are Baptist. There are 5 schools and 1 college. They are Talui Phungton JB school, Talui Elite Christian English School, Talui Academy Higher secondary school, Talui Hubert school and St Joseph school Talui. The majority of the people are engaged in agriculture and cropping. Agricultural products like rice, maize, potatoes, cabbage and garlic are the most common crops in Talui. It also produces green tea, called Nilai Tea, which is grown in the eastern hill called Nilai. The tea production is made through hand picking and sun drying and it has a great medicinal value. This tea is  slightly expensive and the salient feature about this tea is that, the real flavor comes when it is boiled for the second time.
+'''People and Occupation'''
+The Roman Catholic Church comprises approximately 20 families and is smaller in number whereas the majority of the population are Baptist. There are 5 schools and 1 college. They are Talui Phungton JB school, Talui Elite Christian English School, Talui Academy Higher secondary school, Talui Hubert school and St Joseph school Talui. Literacy rate of the township is 75%.
+Agriculture is the primary occupation of the residents of Talui. The major agricultural products of this township are rice, maize, potatoes, cabbage, garlic, etc. It also produces green tea, called Nilai Tea, which is grown in the eastern hill called Nilai Kaphung. Tea production is made through hand picking and sun drying which is believed to have great medicinal value. The uniqueness of Talui tea is that the real flavor comes when the leaf is boiled for the second time. Talui is the first place in [[Manipur]] to experiment tea plantation.
 ==Organizations==