Nambashi

Nambashi Nambashi Khullen, Nambashi Khunou, Nambashi Horton, Nambashi Kachumram, Nambashi Valley
Village
Nambashi Location in Manipur, India Nambashi Nambashi (India)
Coordinates: 24°35′48″N 94°20′57″E
Country	India
State	Manipur
District	Kamjong
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population
• Total	2,300
Languages
• Official	Nambashi Dialect, Tangkhul, Manipuri and English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	795142
Vehicle registration	MN
Nearest city	Imphal, Ukhrul
Literacy	95.42%
Lok Sabha constituency	Outer Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Phungyar
Website	manipur.gov.in

Nambashi is a common reference to five villages in Kamjong District, Manipur State, India. Nambashi consists of Nambashi Khullen, Nambashi Khunou, Nambashi Horton, Nambashi Kachumram and Nambashi Valley. The villages fall under Kasom Khullen Sub-Division. The village is partially connected by Ukhrul-Phungyar state highway and Shangshak-Yairipok district road. Nambashi is flanked by Tarong in the west, Kashung in the south, Punge and Sorde in the east and Kasom Khullen in the north. Locally, the inhabitants speak Nambashi dialect that belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population

According to 2011 census,the four villages altogether have 1308 persons in 247 households.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. The village is known in the district for its reserve natural environment, flora and fauna. In December 2018, a rural market was inaugurated at Nambashi Khullen under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) to boost cultivation and sale of local agricultural products. Leishiyo Keishing, hails from Nambashi Horton village.