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Henglep
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Henglep
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Henglep
Henglep (India)
Coordinates: 24°29′01″N93°31′24″E / 24.4836°N 93.5233°E / 24.4836; 93.5233
Country India
State Manipur
District Churachandpur
Subdivision Churachandpur North
Elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total992
Language(s)
  Official Meitei (Manipuri)
  Regional Kuki-Chin languages
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Henglep

Henglep is a village in the Churachandpur district in the Manipur state of India, populated by about a thousand Kuki-Zo people. Henglep is also the headquarters of the Churachandpur North subdivision, and the Henglep tribal development block. [2]

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Geography

Henglep is situated on a mountain ridge an elevation of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft), to the west of the Leimatak River (actually a north-flowing headstream of the Leimatak River called Tuibin or Tuipit).

The ridge is possibly part of the "Khongchai hills" mentioned in the Manipur royal chronicle Cheitharol Kumbaba , on which the Manipur ruler Ching-Thang Khomba (Bhagyachandra or Jai Singh) waged war in 1786. The Tuibin river valley below Henglep, referred to as "Kuchu valley" (roughly at 24°26′57″N93°32′36″E / 24.44917°N 93.54333°E / 24.44917; 93.54333 (Kuchu valley) ) served as the base for Manipuri troops and a temporary royal residence was erected here. The troops then crossed the Henglep ridge and attacked the "Khongchai" village in the valley of Tuipui Liu to the southwest of Henglep. [3] After its subjugation, the Kukis that became subjects of Manipur came to be called "Khongchais" (or "Khongjais").

Transportation

The Henglep Road connects Henglep to the National Highway 2 (NH2) near the village of Thingkeu, 43 kilometres (27 mi) to the south. NH2 connects to the district headquarters at Churachandpur as well as the western periphery of Manipur at Tipaimukh. [4] The Henglep Road continues on to the north till Kolchung.

Henglep also has a road to Ukha Loikhai in the east, which continues on to Thangjing Hill and Torbung.

Henglep block

The Henglep block, a tribal development block, has 122 villages under its jurisdiction, with a combined population of 30,616 people in the 2011 census. [5] It has a sex ratio of 942 females to 1000 males. [6] About 95 percent of the population belong to Scheduled Tribes. [7]

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References

  1. Churachandpur District Census Handbook (2011), p. 140.
  2. Churachandpur District Census Handbook (2011).
  3. Kuki Research Forum on objective historical position of the Kukis in Manipur, Ukhrul Times, 25 May 2022.
  4. Henglep MLA inspects road upgradation work, Imphal Free Press, 6 February 2023. ProQuest   2773106559
  5. Churachandpur District Census Handbook (2011), p. 36.
  6. Churachandpur District Census Handbook (2011), p. 39.
  7. Churachandpur District Census Handbook (2011), p. 42.

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