Khangkhui
Khangkhui
Sihai Khangkhui | |
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town | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,500 |
Khangkhui is a Tangkhul Naga village in the south-eastern part of Ukhrul district of Manipur, India. The village is about 16 kilometer from Ukhrul District headquarter. It is well-known for its ancient limestone cave locally called Khangkhui Mangsor. This pre-historic cave is one of the tourist attractions of Ukhrul district. The excavation carried out by Shri O. Kumar Singh (Superintendent of the State Archaeology Department of Manipur) at the Khangkhui Cave yielded evidence of habitation of Stone Age communities [1]
People and Place
Khangkhui village has two settlements, Khangkhui Khullen (Old settlement) and Khangkhui Phungdhar (New settlement). The combined population of the two settlements is about 1500. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the populace. Literacy rate of the village is 65%.
References
- ^ TC Sharma (1985) "Studies in the Sources of Pre-History of Manipur and Nagaland" pp. 13-18 in SN Pandey (ed.) Sources of the History of Manipur, Imphal: Manipur University