Ashang Khullen

Coordinates: 24°32′23″N 94°25′45″E / 24.53972°N 94.42917°E / 24.53972; 94.42917
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Ashang Khullen
Village
Ashang Khullen is located in Manipur
Ashang Khullen
Ashang Khullen
Location in Manipur, India
Ashang Khullen is located in India
Ashang Khullen
Ashang Khullen
Ashang Khullen (India)
Coordinates: 24°32′23″N 94°25′45″E / 24.53972°N 94.42917°E / 24.53972; 94.42917
Country India
StateManipur
DistrictUkhrul
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 • Total123
Languages
 • OfficialTangkhul
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795142
Vehicle registrationMN
Nearest cityUkhrul Imphal
Literacy81.19%
Lok Sabha constituencyOuter Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPhungyar
Websitemanipur.gov.in

Ashang Khullen is a Tangkhul village in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village falls under the Ukhrul-South sub division. The village is connected by National Highway 102 that connects Shangshak and Yairipok. Ashang Khullen is flanked by Chongdan Village in the west, Nambashi in the south, Punge and Sorde in the east and Kangoi in the north. Locally, the inhabitants speak Ashang Khullen dialect that belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, the village comprises 26 households with the total of 123 people. The average sex ratio of the village is 922 female to 1000 male which is lower than Manipur state's average of 985. Literacy rate of Ashang Khullen is 81.19% with male literacy rate at 82.35% and female literacy rate at 80.80%.[1][needs update]

People and occupation[edit]

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 the run up to the 11 Manipur Assembly Constituency 2017, a school teacher on election duty died in a bomblast near Ashang Khullen.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Census of India: Search Details - Ashang Khullen". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Bomblast at Ashang Khullen". Millennium Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.